Re: FTP Installation & Package Naming Conventions

["brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca>]

>On the other hand, it should be possible to make a list available on the  
>FTP site that contained all the info - a simple list of filenames versus  
>properly parsed package name/version/revision would do, especially if a  
>similar file can easily be got for the local installation.

How about another field in "Packages-Master" called "Filename: ..."?

Of course, the "Packages-Master" file is usually missing descriptions
of some packages that are available.  This would have to be fixed.
Also, because it is a derived work, it would have to be generated
after all changes have been made for the day and _before_ the mirror
sites drop by to gather the newest image.  If not, you end up with a
list that is a day behind and the fetch program could fail due to the
inconsistancies.

                                        Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@bnr.ca )

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