On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 07:48:11PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 03:57:07PM -0600, Drew Scott Daniels wrote:
> > Package: debian-policy
> >
> > Section 2.3.1 says:
> > "Package names must consist of lower case letters (a-z), digits (0-9),
> > plus (+) and minus (-) signs, and periods (.)."
> >
> > It should say something like:
> > "Package names must not consist of anything other than lower case letters
> > (a-z), digits (0-9), plus (+) and minus (-) signs, and periods (.)."
> >
> > because it is not desirable, and not the current convention to make
> > packages contain all of the items in the list. eg why force apt to have
> > digits, plus and minus signs and periods. It would have to have a name
> > like apt00+-.. to be valid.
>
> Please do not push pedantic argument too much :-)
>
> Double negative expressions are error prone and difficult to understand
> for non-native speakers. I think it is fine as is since the original
> text uses "consist of" instead of "contain".
How about:
"Package names must consist only of lower case letters (a-z), digits
(0-9), plus (+) and minus (-) signs, and periods (.)."
inserting the word only?
>
> BTW, I have never seen any package name starting any of "+", "-", or
> ".", nor I have seen any package name with repeated ".". I guess common
> sense rules.
Policy 2.3.1: must begin with an alphanumeric.
Julian
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