On Thu 2003-08-07 at 15:34:02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Buchan Milne wrote:
> > David Walser wrote:
> >> Olivier Thauvin wrote:
> >>
> >>>[Contrib-RPM]
> >>>Name : kernel-2.6 Relocations: (not relocateable)
> >>>Version : 2.6.0 Vendor: MandrakeSoft
> >>>Release : 0.test2.2mdk Build Date: Wed Aug 6
> > 00:48:09 2003
> >>
> >>
> >> I can't believe RPM even let you do that. hyphens are *not* supposed
> >> to be in RPM Names.
> >
> > They can be in names (see the normal kernel packages), they just can't
> > be in version numbers (possibly release numbers too).
>
> Apparently they can now, but they used to be totally illegal, and
> for good reason. It makes it near impossible to parse the filename.
Well, "now" being "quite some time", I presume. When I ask urpmq, I
have 6699 package available on my media, 3636 of them containing a
hyphen in the package name (although most - over 3000 - due to
sub-packages).
> By policy the RPM name here should be kernel2.6
Bye,
Benjamin.
