[SOLVED] Packages created with epoch defined

integer · 2011-08-22 21:12:52

When `epoch' is defined in a PKGBUILD,

$ makepkg --source

generates a tarball with a colon in it. tar doesn't like colons in a name, and although there are at least two ways to get around this, it seems cumbersome and less than ideal.

Any comments?

Last edited by integer (2011-08-23 01:09:20)

toofishes · 2011-08-22 21:53:16

Use bsdtar, a far superior program, and the one makepkg uses.

integer · 2011-08-22 22:10:03

I don't have trouble using these files, like I said, there are multiple ways of dealing with them. I just think it's not good for a packaging program to generate these kinds of filenames, especially since Arch ships with GNU tar.

Anyway I was alerted to this:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/24270

Which is kind of what I was going for, so I guess that puts an end to this discussion.

Thanks.

bernarcher · 2011-08-22 22:56:33

integer, please do not mark your thread "closed". Use "solved" or something like this.
This is to avoid misunderstandings opposed to threads which have been closed by the mods, i.e. made unavailable to additional postings.

integer · 2011-08-23 01:09:59

Got it.

Arch Linux

#1 2011-08-22 21:12:52

[SOLVED] Packages created with epoch defined

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Re: [SOLVED] Packages created with epoch defined

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Re: [SOLVED] Packages created with epoch defined

#4 2011-08-22 22:56:33

Re: [SOLVED] Packages created with epoch defined

#5 2011-08-23 01:09:59

Re: [SOLVED] Packages created with epoch defined

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