On 24 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Gregory> Essentially you are completely overriding the version number
> Gregory> with a hidden version number that the user isn't presented
> Gregory> with.
>
> Yes. But in this case, humans already know that 2.0.9pre1 is
> lower than 2.0.10; so the epochs merely make this clear to dpkg as
> well. epochs can be misused to create a bogus ordering, but in this
> case I think this is the system working as designed.
>
> Gregory> If we want to go this route we could just abandon
> Gregory> sorting on upstream package version and number our releases
> Gregory> sequentially. That may not be an unreasonable way to go, but
> Gregory> it certainly isn't the system we're using now.
>
> Oh, simmer down. This method makes sure that human readable
> upstream version numbers are also understood by dpkg. We are not just
> subverting the ordering; we are ensuring that upstream version sort
> correctly for Debian.
>
Oh, simmer down yourself ;-)
You agree in the first paragraph quoted above that epochs, in this case,
"are completely overriding the version number ..." and seem unwilling to
admit that this is "just subverting the ordering".
It sounds like you are suggesting that it would be worthwhile to use
epochs on every release of a package, bumping the epoch number each time
to ensure its proper sequence recognition by dpkg.
In any case, use of epochs to manage pre-release numbering problems will
require the epoch at least be incrimented after each round of a
pre-release session, creating an additional bit of historic baggage that
need not be carried. Choosing an adequate numeric suffix for the
pre-release version numbering is a better solution than the current
cludge, but it requires time travel to be able to impliment with the
current release.
> manoj
>
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Absolutely! ;-)
Dwarf
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