Re: MBF alert: packages with very long source / .deb filenames
Hi,
On Fri, 25.03.2011 at 14:17:06 +0000, Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
> If we really want to meet the spec, we should be aiming for < 64
> characters, but that affects 98 packages and I'm not *too* bothered
> about it since testing shows no issues thus far. I'm tempted to file:
>
> * serious bugs on the packages over 90 characters
> * normal bugs on those over 80
> * wishlist bugs on those over 64
>
> Thoughts?
just a shot into the dark:
Would it be feasible, or at least possible, to file bug reports with
"upstream" to have the permissible length of filenames officially
extended? I mean, everyone has started to use long file names, haven't
they?
Kind regards,
--Toni++
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