On 03.06.09 10:34, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-06-03 09:23 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > On Wed,03.Jun.09, 01:25:19, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > >> On 02.06.09 14:29, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > >> > In <20090602185609.ga26...@fantomas.sk>, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > >> > >is 1.2.3lenny1 more than 1.2.3local1? I would want that to get > >> > >upgraded... > >> > > >> > No. 1.2.3lenny1 < 1.2.3local1 because "lenny" < "local" because 'e' < > >> > 'o'. > >> > >> so iif I name it 'local0' and 'lenny1' comes out, it won't be installed > >> because the version number is smaller. > > True, therefore it is prudent to use a local version that sorts before > "lenny1", e.g. "custom1".
so I have to hope that one version of debian won't be called e.g. "aachen" because I'd need local versions starting like "aaa" or "a~" > > I think the correct way is to *append* to the version, not munge it: > > > > 1.2.3lenny1+local1 (I like to use + as separator) > > This will not work if the original version is 1.2.3, because > 1.2.3+local1 > 1.2.3lenny1 (the version for potential security updates). seems the only thing I can do now is hope that updates will be called "lenny*" so I'm limited in naming the local version... -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org