Re: Version comparison with "+repack"
Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 12:26:09PM +0200, Ole Streicher wrote:
>> Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:
>> > On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 11:00:17AM +0200, Ole Streicher wrote:
>> >> dpkg --compare-versions 7.5~rc+repack lt 7.5~rc2+repack && echo
>> >> lt || echo ge
>> >> ge
>> >>
>> >> What is the best way to fix this?
>> >
>> > The best way I don't know, but I would put the RC number at the end,
>> > i.e. 7.5~rc+repack2 for RC2, 7.5~rc+repack3 for RC3 and so on.
>>
>> IMO this is not a good idea since it suggests that we now have the
>> second repack of the RC.
>
> agreed. What about
> 7.5~rc.2+repack
> ?
>
> The full stop is ugly at my eyes, but does the work and there are worse
> things in the world.
This is probably the best compromise; hopefully an RC will not remain
there for long anyway.
I am however wondering about this case since it shows a descripancy
between the common usage of "+" (being the delimiter between original
upstream version and debian specific removals) and the ordering
procedure... I will probably file a bug against the Debain Policy :-)
Best regards
Ole
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