Re: ar, libapt and hand rolling .debs
Alex Bennee <kernel-hacker@bennee.com> writes:
> 1. Is the terminating of filenames with "/" in ar archives a bug or a
> feature?
It's a SYSV feature. It allows embedded spaces.
> 2. Is there any way to control the termination character from the ar
> command line?
Chose a BFD target that has ar_pad_char == ' ' (ie. BSD format).
Andreas.
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