severity normal thanks la, 2006-08-12 kello 10:41 +0200, Jakob Bohm kirjoitti: > Policy section 5.6.12 lists the permitted characters in package > version numbers, '~' is NOT on the list, and until less than 14 > days ago all packages in the archive were compliant with that > rule. I know for certain that one of my own mirroring scripts > will refuse to accept '~' in package file names, and others > might do the same.
This is changing, see http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/08/msg00006.html and replies on debian-devel and debian-policy. Tilde is now de facto allowed, and policy is going to be updated soon. When things affected by policy change, it is common for policy updates to lag a bit, since the policy is supposed to document existing practice. Before there is existing practice, a policy change is (often) premature. -- It's 1978! Things should be round by now -- Michael Kelso (That 70's show) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
