Debian bug report logs - #1511 Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability Package: (ftp.debian.org) ; Reported by: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell); Done: Ian Murdock . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs-done: From debian.org!imurdock Sun Nov 5 12:51:08 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0tCC20-0005HVC; Sun, 5 Nov 95 12:51 PST Received: from imagine.imaginit.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA24977 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-done-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Sun, 5 Nov 1995 12:50:37 -0800 Received: by imagine.imaginit.com id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Sun, 5 Nov 95 15:57 EST Message-Id: Date: Sun, 5 Nov 95 15:57 EST From: Ian Murdock To: debian-bugs-done@Pixar.com In-Reply-To: (message from Ian Jackson on Sun, 29 Oct 95 02:43 GMT) Subject: Re: Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability I just fixed this. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification sent to mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell) : Bug acknowledged by developer. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply sent to Ian Murdock : You have taken responsibility. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug reassigned from package `dpkg (and the ftp site)' to `(ftp.debian.org)'. Request was from Ian Jackson to debian-bugs-request@pixar.com . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk!ian Sat Oct 28 19:44:11 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t9NjG-000DIFC; Sat, 28 Oct 95 19:44 PDT Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA12586 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Sat, 28 Oct 1995 19:43:43 -0700 Received: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t9Nj9-0007uQC; Sun, 29 Oct 95 02:44 GMT Received: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk id m0t9Niz-0002baC (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Sun, 29 Oct 95 02:43 GMT Message-Id: Date: Sun, 29 Oct 95 02:43 GMT From: Ian Jackson To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Subject: Re: Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability In-Reply-To: <45357393@toto.iv> I wrote, some time ago, in response to a bug report: > Bill Mitchell writes ("Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability"): > > PACKAGE: dpkg (and the ftp site) > > > > The "Packages" and "Packages.gz" files do not have ms-dos > > compatible filenames. Depending on the tools used, manipulating > > these files on, MSDOS filesystems can be a problem. > > > > I suggest that these files be renamed to "packages" and "packages.gz", > > respectively. they should be placed on the ftp site with these > > ms-dos compatible names. dselect should probably look for the files > > first under these names and, if that fails, under their current > > names. > > The dselect installation method scripts already look for the > lowercase versions. > > I suggest that these files only be renamed in the ms-dos sections. > Having them start with a capital P is important so that they sort > before the packages files or directories with which they share the > directory. > > Ian M, if you're editing mkpackages anyway go ahead and change this; > otherwise I can do it. Presumably mkpackages will need changing to > cope with the new FTP site organisation, anyway. Let me know. Has this been changed yet ? I'm going to reassign this bug to (ftp.debian.org). Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to Ian Jackson : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1511 ; Package dpkg (and the ftp site) . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From cus.cam.ac.uk!iwj10 Tue Oct 3 16:02:45 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t0GMH-0007noC; Tue, 3 Oct 95 16:02 PDT Received: from bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20602 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Tue, 3 Oct 1995 16:02:22 -0700 Received: by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0t0GMB-000BzVC; Wed, 4 Oct 95 00:02 BST Received: by chiark id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Sat, 30 Sep 95 01:10 BST Message-Id: Date: Sat, 30 Sep 95 01:10 BST From: Ian Jackson To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Subject: Re: Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability Bill Mitchell writes ("Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability"): > PACKAGE: dpkg (and the ftp site) > > The "Packages" and "Packages.gz" files do not have ms-dos > compatible filenames. Depending on the tools used, manipulating > these files on, MSDOS filesystems can be a problem. > > I suggest that these files be renamed to "packages" and "packages.gz", > respectively. they should be placed on the ftp site with these > ms-dos compatible names. dselect should probably look for the files > first under these names and, if that fails, under their current > names. The dselect installation method scripts already look for the lowercase versions. I suggest that these files only be renamed in the ms-dos sections. Having them start with a capital P is important so that they sort before the packages files or directories with which they share the directory. Ian M, if you're editing mkpackages anyway go ahead and change this; otherwise I can do it. Presumably mkpackages will need changing to cope with the new FTP site organisation, anyway. Let me know. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to Ian Jackson : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1511 ; Package dpkg (and the ftp site) . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From mdd.comm.mot.com!mitchell Fri Sep 29 12:01:30 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sykgb-000FGNC; Fri, 29 Sep 95 12:01 PDT Received: from motgate.mot.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15354 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Fri, 29 Sep 1995 12:01:08 -0700 Received: from pobox.mot.com (pobox.mot.com [129.188.137.100]) by motgate.mot.com (8.6.11/8.6.10/MOT-3.8) with ESMTP id OAA02894 for ; Fri, 29 Sep 1995 14:01:23 -0500 Received: from mdd.comm.mot.com (mdisea.mdd.comm.mot.com [138.242.64.201]) by pobox.mot.com (8.6.11/8.6.10/MOT-3.8) with SMTP id OAA00776 for ; Fri, 29 Sep 1995 14:01:20 -0500 Received: from bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com by mdd.comm.mot.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA04744; Fri, 29 Sep 95 12:01:18 PDT Received: by bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA18264; Fri, 29 Sep 95 12:01:10 PDT Date: Fri, 29 Sep 95 12:01:10 PDT From: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell) Message-Id: <9509291901.AA18264@bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com> To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Subject: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos compatability PACKAGE: dpkg (and the ftp site) The "Packages" and "Packages.gz" files do not have ms-dos compatible filenames. Depending on the tools used, manipulating these files on, MSDOS filesystems can be a problem. I suggest that these files be renamed to "packages" and "packages.gz", respectively. they should be placed on the ftp site with these ms-dos compatible names. dselect should probably look for the files first under these names and, if that fails, under their current names. Files intended to have ms-dos compatible filenames should have names with an 8.3 format, and using only the chars [a-z0-9] and '-', '_', and possibly a few other non-alpha chars. Two things known to cause problems are names exceeding 8.3 limits and names having uppercase characters. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell) : New bug report received and forwarded. 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