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Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Raphael Hertzog wrote:
>> It's accepted by dpkg at least. Why would it be invalid?
>
> It all depends on how one interprets the phrase "may not" in the
> following sentence describing debian_version
>
> It is optional; if it isn't present then the upstream_version
> may not contain a hyphen.
Oops --- I can't read. Thanks.
After rereading it again, I think what was confusing me is that
I read the subject of this sentence as being <debian_revision>, rather
than the entire "-<debian_revision>" part.
With the latter interpretation, it seems possible to view 6.0.0- as a
valid version number with debian_revision part present but an empty
<debian_revision>.
And based on
The package management system will break the version number
apart at the last hyphen in the string (if there is one) to
determine the upstream_version and debian_revision. The
absence of a debian_revision is equivalent to a
debian_revision of 0
it seems safe to assume that it would represent the same version as
6.0.0-0.
Eugene, does this sound sensible to you? Any ideas for clarifying the
text either way?
Jonathan
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