apk packages should not have uppercase characters in their n

Error message

apk packages should not have uppercase characters in their names

What it means

Error "apk packages should not have uppercase characters in their names" thrown in jordansissel/fpm.

Source

Thrown at lib/fpm/package/apk.rb:47

  TAR_GID_END = 123
  TAR_UNAME_START = 265
  TAR_UNAME_END = 296
  TAR_GNAME_START = 297
  TAR_GNAME_END = 328
  TAR_MAJOR_START = 329
  TAR_MAJOR_END = 336
  TAR_MINOR_START = 337
  TAR_MINOR_END = 344

  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 "/")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fpm/package/apk.rb:47 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/5fc5a3288d349aae. Report an issue: GitHub.