Paolo Benvenuto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: apt > Version: 0.7.6 > Severity: normal > > During an apt-get (or aptitude) install lines like the following appear: > > Preparing to replace xnest 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 (using > .../xnest_2%3a1.4-2_i386.deb) ... > > i.e the ":" in the package version is output with its codification (what > format). > > This output is unclear, I think a simple ":" should be output there.
Actually the message is output by dpkg, it is just a part of the file name of the downloaded .deb. And apt-get and aptitude convert the colon for the epoch to %3a, because ":" is a problematic character in file names (special to the shell, invalid on vfat file systems). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
