I wrote, some time ago, in response to a bug report:
> Bill Mitchell writes ("Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos
> compatability"):
> > PACKAGE: dpkg (and the ftp site)
> >
> > The "Packages" and "Packages.gz" files do not have ms-dos
Bill Mitchell writes ("Bug#1511: Packages vs. packages for ms-dos
compatability"):
> PACKAGE: dpkg (and the ftp site)
>
> The "Packages" and "Packages.gz" files do not have ms-dos
> compatible filenames. Depending on the tools used, manipulating
&g
PACKAGE: dpkg (and the ftp site)
The "Packages" and "Packages.gz" files do not have ms-dos
compatible filenames. Depending on the tools used, manipulating
these files on, MSDOS filesystems can be a problem.
I suggest that these files be renamed to "packages" and "packages.gz",
respectively. the
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