Re: package locally compiled gets "upgraded"
On 2009-06-03 21:22 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Wed,03.Jun.09, 10:34:36, Sven Joachim wrote:
>>
>> > I think the correct way is to *append* to the version, not munge it:
>> >
>> > 1.2.3lenny1+local1 (I like to use + as separator)
>>
>> This will not work if the original version is 1.2.3, because
>> 1.2.3+local1 > 1.2.3lenny1 (the version for potential security updates).
>
> '+' is a bad separator, '~' is better:
>
> $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.2.3~local1 lt 1.2.3lenny1 ; echo $?
> 0
Not good either, this version is too low because ~local1 sorts before
the empty string:
$ dpkg --compare-versions 1.2.3~local1 lt 1.2.3 ; echo $?
0
Sven
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