On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 05:35:13PM +0100, Joachim Reichel wrote: > Hi, > > the version 1:3.3.3ds5-1 is used in the changelog and in the name of the > tarball and diff, whereas 1:3.3.3-1 is the version displayed by apt-get. > Where does this discrepancy come from and why?
3.3.3ds5-1 is the source package version; 3.3.3-1 is the binary package version. This is a rarely used feature, but it does happen. The reason for this is that the original source tarball sometimes changes from one Debian version to the next (e.g. x.y.z-A to x.y.z-B), which isn't allowed unless you change the part of the version before the dash. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
