Dirk Eddelbuettel writes (supercite undone - iwj): >[Ian Jackson writes:] > > Right. In order to avoid having to rename lots of packages or change > > their version numbers I propose the following naming scheme for files > > on the FTP site in the `binary' directory: > > <package-name>--<version>[-<revision>].deb > > Note the two hyphens. > > Could such a measure be announced 24 to 48 hours in advance, and ideally be > complemented by a script that can be used for renaming the files on the local > tree?
Yes, of course. > Otherwise folks like me will have to refetch about 110 Megabytes of */binary/* > stuff. Not that much fun over a phone line. Some people even have to pay for > every bytes they get through their phone. Indeed. Ian.
