[install-discuss] max pkgname length [was: Sponsor request for 6443055]

[Willi Burmeister]

Hi,

> Which leaves open the question: what is the maximum length
> of a package name?

I always thought it was 32 chars

>From 'man -s 4 pkginfo'

     PKG   
           The abbreviation is limited to a maximum length of  32
           characters. 

> And does that include the terminating null?

I would say no, but the source tells us something else :-()

But I agree, the code and the docs have to be consistent with this

Willi