Re: libc6_2.0.7 release notes...

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Raul Miller wrote:

> Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> wrote:
> > When properly used epochs do not hang around forever. Consider the
> > situation where epochs are supposed to be used:
> > 
> > Upstream           Debian
> > 
> > 1.0                  1.0
> > 2.0                  2.0
> > 3.0                  3.0
> > 2.0                1:2.0
> > 3.0                1:3.0
> > 4.0                  4.0
> > 
> > Here, the epochs only "hang around" as long as they are needed to get past
> > the overlap in version numbers.
> 
> Er.. no.  epoch 1, version 3 comes after epoch 0, version 4.  Otherwise,
> epochs would be worthless.
> 
But, of course, how slow of me ;-)

The whole point of the epoch is to override any "seeming" higher version
number. This must also override actual higher versions as well, of course.

Must be my bed time ;-)

Thanks,

Dwarf
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