[OE-core] \n in DESCRIPTION creates invalid (ipk) packages? (was: Re: [oe][meta-networking][PATCH 0/2] ncp - a fast file copy tool for LANs)

[André Draszik]

On Tue, 2016-11-15 at 17:19 +0000, André Draszik wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-11-15 at 15:43 +0000, André Draszik wrote:
> > "ncp" is a utility for copying files in a LAN. It has absolutely
> > no security or integrity checking, no throttling, no features,
> > except one:
> >   you don't have to type the coordinates of your peer.
> 
> Hm, hold on. Something went wrong along the way. I can't actually install
> it
> anymore:
> 
> root at poky:~# opkg update
> Package ncp-dbg version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Package ncp-dev version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Package ncp-doc version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Package ncp version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> 
> root at poky:~# opkg install ncp
> Package ncp-dbg version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Package ncp-dev version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Package ncp-doc version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Package ncp version 1.2.4-r0 has no valid architecture, ignoring.
> Collected errors:
>  * opkg_prepare_url_for_install: Couldn't find anything to satisfy 'ncp'.

It looks like this was caused by additional \n in the DESCRIPTION string. Is
it expected that those cause the packaging process to create apparently
invalid ipk packages?




Cheers,
Andre'