Re: Unusual version numbering systems
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:51:19 +0100, Dominic Hargreaves <dom@earth.li> said:
> Hi, I have packaged a piece of software [1] which uses a version
> number system which is not compatible with Debian's ordering.
> The version numbers go like
4.1
4.12 -> 4.1.2
4.2rc<n> -> 4.2~rc<n>
4.2
4.21 -> 4.2.1
(maybe 4.3)
Mostly upstream compliant, modulo adding a period, no epochs, no
willing upstream required -- as long as upstream does not suddenly
change version numbering midstream.
manoj
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