On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Guillaume Rousse wrote: > > > >> 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.
No, fcrozat is still correct. E.g. for openssl: 0.9.6c > 0.9.6b > 0.9.6a > 0.9.6 For HDF5: 1.4.2p1 > 1.4.2 Concisely, <version><something> is always greater than <version> only. Hence it creates problem for pre/alpha/beta versions, but not patched versions. That's what the package versioning doc in Mandrake meant. -- Abel Cheung GPG Key: (0xC67186FF) http://deaddog.org/gpg.asc
