On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:49:42 +0100 Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> wrote: Hello Jochen, > The "epoch" (the version number prefix, before the ':') is used to > explicitly enforce this. 4:x is always older than 5:y. Christian > Marillat does this on purpose. I don't know his reasons. Some of the software in his repos is also available from the normal Debian streams. There can be differences between them. DMO uses the epoch number to ensure preference is given to the DMO repos to avoid potential problems. At least, that's my understanding of it. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" It's becoming an obsession Teenage Depression - Eddie & The Hot Rods
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