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List:       opensolaris-install-discuss
Subject:    [install-discuss] max pkgname length [was: Sponsor request for
From:       Willi Burmeister <wib () cs ! uni-kiel ! de>
Date:       2006-06-28 10:24:54
Message-ID: 20060628102454.GA20827 () eden ! cs ! uni-kiel ! de
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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

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