Re: glibc_2.0.7pre1-3 uploaded to master
On Tue, Mar 03, 1998 at 10:52:13AM -0500, Christian Hudon wrote:
>
> Ugh. There really should be something in the Policy Manual against using
> 'pre'. It doesn't seem to be a widely known fact, but according to dpkg:
>
> $dpkg --compare-versions 2.0.7pre-3 lt 2.0.7-4 || echo 'Uhoh... 2.0.7pre-4 > 2.0.7-5'
> Huhoh... 2.0.7pre-4 > 2.0.7-5
>
> Well, I suppose one could use 'rel' instead of an epoch:
What's wrong with using epochs? I guess it will be easier for our users
to find Debian's package of libc6 version 2.0.7 as libc6_2.0.7-1.deb
than as libc6_2.0.7rel-1.deb. Isn't the "rel" stuff an unnecessary
modification of the upstream version number?
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Enrique Zanardi ezanardi@ull.es
Dpto. Fisica Fundamental y Experimental Univ. de La Laguna
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