Ainsi parlait Frederic Crozat :
> Le mer 27/03/2002 � 14:55, J.A. Magallon a �crit :
> > On 2002.03.27 Frederic Crozat wrote:
> > >On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:21:01 +0100, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
> > >> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/howtos/mdk-rpm/advanced.html#PREVERSIONS
> > >>-NAMING but they are actually plenty of counter-examples in distro:
> > >> openssh-3.1p1
> > >> openssl-0.9.6c
> > >> libhdf5_0-1.4.2p1
> > >
> > >These are not preversion : p is for patch level ... (ie openssh 3.1
> > > patch level 1..)
> >
> > Nope.
> > p for portable, http://www.openssh.org/portable.html
>
> You're right, I confused with other programs.. Anyway, it is not
> "preversion"...
OK, i was wrong for openssh, as it won't ever change, but not for other 
packages: as alphanumeric characters prevent proper version ordering, they 
should be moved to release part.
-- 
Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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