On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 19:09 -0500, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:56:04 -0500, Charles R. Anderson <cra@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Programs shouldn't be parsing filenames. They should be using rpmlib > > or rpm -q to extract the tags they need from the package. > > This seems reasonable to me. But for the sake of discussion, i want to > see some examples of end-user facing tools still being maintained that > still parse filenames for versioning information. > The last tool i used as a user that parsed filenames was grab. And > while i loved and cherished grab when i used it...I really don't think > relying on the filename in a programatic way is a smart thing to do or > something to be encouraged. > > > -jef > I parse filenames for both version and repository information.