Re: New CLI syntax for package version

[shakmar]

Hi!

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>>>    1. slash, <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D19219#25>
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>>>       guile:1.8/doc
>>>       xterm-256-color:320
>>>       emacs:24.5/out
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>>>    2. underscore, <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D1921=
>9#28>
>>>
>>>       emacs_24.5:out
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>>>    3. at, <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D19219#31>
>>>
>>>       address@hidden
>>>       address@hidden:doc
>>>
>>> What do people think?
>> My order of preference (highest preference first) is: 3., 1., 2.
>
> Me too.
> ben

The problem I see with 3. is that the mailing list archives will detect the
package names (with versions, ie the whole strings like address@hidden) as email
addresses, and hide them, by replacing them with address@hidden  As an
example, here’s the mail I replied to:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2016-01/msg00343.html

If it wasn’t for this problem, my order of preference would be 3-1-2 too.

Thanks for the effort, by the way. :)