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Re: Correct version numbering for pre-Versions?



Frank Küster (2003-04-30 13:25:48 +0200) :

> Of course the cleanest way would be to have separate version
> numbering for development and stable branches, like it is with the
> linux kernel (but even there, things like 2.4.20-pre1
> exist). 1.1-pre2.3 or the like would also work, but all this means
> upstream have to change their version numbering.

What I do for one particular package I maintain (although it's not in
the archive yet): upstream version 1.0.4-pre5 gets translated as
1.0.3.99+4pre5, which is >> 1.0.3.* and still << 1.0.4.  uupdate can
take an explicit version number as an argument, so you are not on your
own when going from one upstream tarball to another.

  Your package version number doesn't have to use exactly the same
numbering scheme as the upstream version number.  Especially for
prereleases.

Roland.
-- 
Roland Mas

Death *was* hereditary.  You got it from your ancestors.
  -- in Hogfather (Terry Pratchett)



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