---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:41:59 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [aur-general] Package with version in the name and outdating > > Hello, > > if a package has the version of a software as part of the name, > can it become outdated if a new version will appear? > > Or is that not possible, because the name referse to a certain version? > > Would instead a new packge would need to be created? > > > Ciao, > Oliver
IMO, the only time the package name should have the version in it is when it's providing an old version of the program in the first place. Things like python2, libpng12, etc. What package are we talking about?
