[Slackdocs] Wrong characters in slack-descs

[Didier Spaier]

On 26/05/2016 05:28, Didier Spaier wrote:
> 
> 
> On 26/05/2016 03:49, Gerardo Zamudio wrote:
>> On 05/25/2016 06:43 PM, Didier Spaier wrote:
>>> Hi admins and list,
>>
>>> There are erroneous characters in: 
>>> http://packages.slackonly.com/pub/packages/current-x86_64/PACKAGES.TXT
>>
>>>  I found some because they make this command spit errors: iconv -f
>>> UTF-8 -t ASCII PACKAGES.TXT
>>
>>> They are many so I suggest to run that command in the whole repo.
>>
>>> Obviously they are in the description coming from the slack-descs.
>>
>>> These error prevents to display the description in the packages
>>> tools.
>>
>>> They are obvious when the file is displayed in geany.
>>
>>> My findings are for Slackware-current, maybe 14.1 could be scanned
>>> as well.
>>
>>> Cheers, Didier
>>
>> Hi Didier
>>
>> Perhaps you meant to send this to the SlackOnly list or admins.
>>
>> https://slackonly.com/blog/?page_id=34
>>
>> The Slackware Documentation Project does not host the link you sent.
> 
> No, I meant to send it to SlackDocs.
> 
> In my understanding the file I linked to, although of course found
> on SlackOnlu, is based on the slack-desc gathered from SlackDocs.
> 
> It is theoretically possible that the slack-descs @ SlackDocs be
> OK and their processing by SlackOnly change the content in such
> a way but I thought it was improbable, that's why I posted
> this bug report "upstream", so to speak.
> 
> I must admit that I didn't check (I will later today:
> 5:25 AM here) and apologize in advance if that's wrong.
 
Shame on me, I just now realize that I posted on the wrong list:
SlackDocs instead of SlackBuilds.org.

I really should not post at night (or get old).

Sorry for the noise.

Didier
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