On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:24:10 -0400
Mike Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> those arent the same thing.  -r# is a Gentoo-specific revision
> marking. _alpha/_rc/etc... are used to track upstream.  if upstream
> uses _alpha0, then it makes our lives easier to also use _alpha0.
> -r0 has no benefit and it isnt inconsistent as that portion of the
> version is for Gentoo use only.

Every other part allows the magic 0 behaviour. Banning it for one part
only is another one of those 'special case' rules we're trying to avoid
because no-one knows them.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh

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