ar, libapt and hand rolling .debs

[Alan Modra]

On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 02:58:29PM +0100, Alex Bennee wrote:
> 1. Is the terminating of filenames with "/" in ar archives a bug or a
>    feature?

A sysv feature (allows spaces in file names).

> 2. Is there any way to control the termination character from the ar
>    command line?

I don't think so.

> 3. Or is it in-fact libapt's AR File implementation that needs
>    tweaking?

Yes.

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Alan Modra
Australia Development Lab, IBM