Bug#701081: debian-policy: mandate an encoding for filenames in binary packages

[Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>]

On Sat, Apr 06, 2013 at 08:20:15PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
>       <sec id="filenames">
>         <heading>File names</heading>
> 
>         <p>
>           The name of the files installed by binary packages in the system PATH 
>           (namely <tt>/bin</tt>, <tt>/sbin</tt>, <tt>/usr/bin</tt>,
>           <tt>/usr/sbin</tt> and <tt>/usr/games/</tt>) must be encoded in
>           ASCII.
>         </p>
> 
>         <p>
>           The name of the files and directories installed by binary packages
>           outside the system PATH must be encoded in UTF-8 and should be
>           restricted to ASCII when they can be represented in that character
>           set.
>         </p>
>       </sec>
> 
> 
> What do you think ?

Thanks to all involved parties for your work on this issue. I am very
much satisfied with the result and happy that it is met with consensus.
The suggestions of Julian Gilbey appear sensible, but do not touch the
general direction.

Helmut