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authorAllan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>2013-06-04 13:38:48 +1000
committerAllan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>2013-06-04 13:38:48 +1000
commitfe794ccb25d3ab1f7c07331b437b61c30c08a018 (patch)
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parentf1d74d928a7ce106dad9303c036222823f347af2 (diff)
downloadpacman-fe794ccb25d3ab1f7c07331b437b61c30c08a018.tar.xz
Restrict pkgname from starting with a dot.
Adding this restriction means we can filter any FILENAME entry from starting with a "/" or a ".". Use the term "dot" as it is more computing relevant compared to "full stop" or "period" which vary depending on English locale. Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
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diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
index ea280a0e..e78a8e5a 100644
--- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
+++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ similar to `$_basekernver`.
Either the name of the package or an array of names for split packages.
Valid characters for members of this array are alphanumerics, and any of
the following characters: ```@ . _ + -`''. Additionally, names are not
- allowed to start with hyphens.
+ allowed to start with hyphens or dots.
*pkgver*::
The version of the software as released from the author (e.g., '2.7.1').