Mattia Rizzolo <[email protected]> writes: > On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 12:26:09PM +0200, Ole Streicher wrote: >> Santiago Vila <[email protected]> writes: >> > On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 11:00:17AM +0200, Ole Streicher wrote: >> >> dpkg --compare-versions 7.5~rc+repack lt 7.5~rc2+repack && echo >> >> lt || echo ge >> >> ge >> >> >> >> What is the best way to fix this? >> > >> > The best way I don't know, but I would put the RC number at the end, >> > i.e. 7.5~rc+repack2 for RC2, 7.5~rc+repack3 for RC3 and so on. >> >> IMO this is not a good idea since it suggests that we now have the >> second repack of the RC. > > agreed. What about > 7.5~rc.2+repack > ? > > The full stop is ugly at my eyes, but does the work and there are worse > things in the world.
This is probably the best compromise; hopefully an RC will not remain there for long anyway. I am however wondering about this case since it shows a descripancy between the common usage of "+" (being the delimiter between original upstream version and debian specific removals) and the ordering procedure... I will probably file a bug against the Debain Policy :-) Best regards Ole
