tags 503911 +pending thanks On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 02:23:31PM +0530, S P wrote: >Package: debian-cd >Version: 3.0.5 > >On the debian 4.0 r5 Update DVDs, the pool structure generated >contains some package files mistakenly placed in their own >directories. > >For example: > >$ ls -FR pool/contrib/b/b43-fwcutter/ >pool/contrib/b/b43-fwcutter/: >b43-fwcutter_011-1~etchnhalf.2_amd64.deb/ > >pool/contrib/b/b43-fwcutter/b43-fwcutter_011-1~etchnhalf.2_amd64.deb: >b43-fwcutter_011-1~etchnhalf.2_amd64.deb > >As noted by Steve McIntyre on the debian-cd mailing list [1], this is >purely a cosmetic bug. > >It occurs because the code that strips the filename in the copy_file >function (in update-cd) uses a regular expression that does not >include the "~" character. > > DIR=`echo $FILE | sed 's?/[-_\.A-Za-z0-9\+]*$??'` > >Adding the ~ character should solve the problem (not tested, sorry!): > > DIR=`echo $FILE | sed 's?/[-_\.~A-Za-z0-9\+]*$??'` > >Or perhaps dirname is a better alternative? > > DIR=`dirname "$FILE"`
Yes, you're right. dirname is clearly the right answer. Fixed in svn, will be in the next package upload. Thanks for your bug report! -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED] < liw> everything I know about UK hotels I learned from "Fawlty Towers" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
