Hi, Ian Jackson: > ... yes, trailing `-' is permitted in a package name. > > Could apt use ! or ~ or something for this purpose ? > IMHO, trailing characters are too non-obvious anyway.
Also, ~ is already used in version numbers. IMHO that's too confusing. How about "apt-get install foo bar --remove baz" instead? (With "apt-get install foo bar ! baz" as shorthand.) -- -- Matthias Urlichs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
