Re: FTP Installation & Package Naming Conventions
>How about:
>
> package-name(version.mj.mn).deb
>
> i.e.:
> XF86-Accel(3.1.2).deb
Putting "()" in a file name is a real pain because it has special meaning
to most shells (eg: it starts a sub-shell in csh).
You'd have to use "XF86-Accel\(3.1.2\).deb" to access the file. All in
all a real pain.
Just to add my 2 cents to the naming convention fray, IMHO the package names
should probably have the following information in them:
\1 package name
\2 s/w version
\3 package version
\4 architecture (i386, alpha, sparc, etc.)
\5 architecture package version
^(.*)-([^-]+)-([0-9]+)(\.(i386|alpha|sparc)-([0-9]+))?.deb$
Elf packges needn't be labelled as such because debian 1.0 is going to be
all ELF anyways. "aout" packages can be prefaced by "aout-" (just like the
current aout gcc and binutils).
aout-gcc-2.6.3-11.i386-3.deb
gcc-2.7.0-2.i386-1.deb
doc-0.93-5.deb
Behan
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