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Re: dchanges and changes file format

> > The new filename format would be:
> > <pkgname>--<version>[--<arch>]--<ext>
> 
> If you insist on parse-able filenames, please use "=" instead of "--".
> Either one is equally ugly, the first is shorter and easier to type.

Emphasis on ugly.  In case it's not clear, I don't care for either
option.

> For architectures, a single letter should be used. Can someone tell us again
> please what letters they are using for Red Hat?

Uh, the architecture designation is only needed on the .deb file,
right?

> At this point I am leaning the other way, toward removing the versions and
> revisions from file names, as they have been nothing but trouble up to now.
> foo-0.93.43-1.deb would become foo.deb .

As someone else already noted, having the version number in the
filename is useful.

David
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