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Re: version numbering



also sprach Lars Bahner <bahner@debian.org> [2005.08.18.2346 +0200]:
> Please CC: me as I am not on this list!

Please consider setting Mail-Followup-To accordingly.

> Upstream names the betas for 0.7.3.3 as 0.7.3.3.b1-b30 - as you no
> doubt already guessed.

This is why we now have the ~ operator.

> So now that there is no beta-versioning, the installer sees this
> as a lower number. I could of cource number the package as
> 0.7.3.3.c or 0.7.3.3.final, but I was wondering what The Right
> Thing To Do would be.

I think you have to resort to an epoch. Using 0.7.3.3.final seems
okay to me too. I don't think there is a Right Way.

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