Re: libc6_2.0.7 release notes...
On Tue, Jun 23, 1998 at 08:32:41AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> On 23 Jun 1998, James Troup wrote:
>
> > (Sorry for the AOL, but...) Well said; I wish people would get over
> > their epoch-phobia already.
> >
> And I wish people would stop suggesting a poor solution.
>
> Epochs are not, were never, intended to be used for this purpose. They are
> only for dealing with upstream renumbering that would cause conflicts.
>
> This is not a phobia, but an unwillingness to use the wrong method.
The upstream version numbering is incompatible with our package management
tool, which seems to fit your reason just fine. Therefore use epochs.
Hamish
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