Re: apt-get: where does the extra "1%3a" come from?

[Abdul Latip <dullatip@angin.com>]

On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Colin Watson wrote:

>>  gawk_3.1.0-3_i386.deb  BECOMES  gawk_1%3a3.1.0-3_i386.deb
>> May I know what did I wrong? 
> Nothing. That's URL-encoding representing the epoch in the version
> number; translate %3a to : if you like.
 
Unfortunately, when I run "apt-ftparchive" over it, and put all 
back on a Web (apache), apt-get can not fetch the package; it 
complains that the package does not exists :-(.

Any clue for a workaround? 

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