Re: version numbers
James Mastros writes:
> Package it as version 1:1.1; next time package as 1:2.0.2, which will
> give the ordering you're looking for. (The 1: is an "era"; it won't
> normaly get displayed. Made for just this sort of thing.)
It's an "epoch", I believe. I know about epochs, but I've never seen
anyone suggest using them without meeting with cries of outrage. Thus I
would like to avoid them if at all possible.
I am also just a bit astonished by the notion that 1.1 < 1.02.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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