Re: dftp doesn't see libg++*.deb ?
> I read about the libg++27 package on this list recently. Even though
> I am a faithful dftp user, I never saw that package in the selection
> list, even though I have all the development stuff installed.
>
> On further inspection, I also never show libg++ in the list, even in the
> Old Packages section. As a test, I removed all my dftp control files
> and started from scratch. I found that the libg++ packages were
> in the Packages file, but not in the select list.
>
> Is there something funny about having + in the file name that breaks
> dftp? I'm curious if there are any other packages that dftp doesn't
> see.
There are two possible problems:
- The "+" characters could be interfering with the regular expression searches
- The package has no "Section:" field in the Packages file
I'll look into this as soon as I get FTP access again.
Brian
( bcwhite@verisim.com )
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