Re: gcc-3.3: two version strings 1:3.3.3ds5-1 and 1:3.3.3-1
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 05:35:13PM +0100, Joachim Reichel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the version 1:3.3.3ds5-1 is used in the changelog and in the name of the
> tarball and diff, whereas 1:3.3.3-1 is the version displayed by apt-get.
> Where does this discrepancy come from and why?
3.3.3ds5-1 is the source package version; 3.3.3-1 is the binary package
version. This is a rarely used feature, but it does happen.
The reason for this is that the original source tarball sometimes
changes from one Debian version to the next (e.g. x.y.z-A to x.y.z-B),
which isn't allowed unless you change the part of the version before the
dash.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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