[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)

[Martin Jansa]

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 09:07:09AM +0000, André Draszik wrote:
> 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?

Was the \n at the end of DESCRIPTION?
If it leads into empty line in status file, then it's considered
separator for next package, see:
http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/opkg-utils/commit/?id=7f0a7976c29b34feaf4f6b00f0a63626614d1c7d

> 
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> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Andre'
> 
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