In foo.debian-mentors, you wrote: > I wrote: > > I am also just a bit astonished by the notion that 1.1 < 1.02. > > Ben Collins writes: > > Numerically this is the same as saying 1.1 < 1.2 or 1.01 < 1.02. Dpkg > > The leading zero is clearly intended to imply a decimal point. This is in > no way incompatible with the kernel numbering system. > > This is irrelevant, though. Dpkg is not going to change, and the upstream > author has made his decisions. Must I use an epoch?
I think (IMHO) epochs are a bad thing to use on a regular basis. They are for when a mistake is made, not to compensate for a broken versioning system. You may be better translating the upstream authors versions into a scheme that dpkg can grok. If you understand the upstream author's intentions, and can map it to a suitable scheme that can be easily recognized as being equivalent to the upstream version, then go for it. Otherwise, I think you are stuck with epochs. -Mitch
