jordansissel/fpm · error

apk packages should not contain spaces

Error message

apk packages should not contain spaces

What it means

Error "apk packages should not contain spaces" thrown in jordansissel/fpm.

Source

Thrown at lib/fpm/package/apk.rb:57

  private

  # Get the name of this package. See also FPM::Package#name
  #
  # This accessor actually modifies the name if it has some invalid or unwise
  # characters.
  def name
    if @name =~ /[A-Z]/
      logger.warn("apk packages should not have uppercase characters in their names")
      @name = @name.downcase
    end

    if @name.include?("_")
      logger.warn("apk packages should not include underscores")
      @name = @name.gsub(/[_]/, "-")
    end

    if @name.include?(" ")
      logger.warn("apk packages should not contain spaces")
      @name = @name.gsub(/[ ]/, "-")
    end

    return @name
  end

  def prefix
    return (attributes[:prefix] or "/")
  end

  def architecture

    # "native" in apk should be "noarch"
    if @architecture.nil? or @architecture == "native"
      @architecture = "noarch"
    end
    return @architecture
  end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fpm/package/apk.rb:57 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jordansissel/fpm@b6d77ba72a (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e54a6915e2d8aecc. Report an issue: GitHub.