Circa 2001-Nov-27 19:17:54 +0000 dixit Edward Avis: : In fact you can generalize this and have 'preX' version number : components as 0.x. For example : : 1.2pre5 -> 1.2.0.5 : 1pre2 -> 0.1 : : Then the final release becomes .1, for example : : 1.2 -> 1.2.1 : 1 -> 1.1 Yuck. Ugh. This is bad; it completely changes the version number. With this scheme, someone contacts the developer saying, "I have a problem with yourpackage-1.2.1," to which the developer says, "There is no such version." --"Yes there is, it's this RPM package from Green Hornet Linux." --"Those fvcking idiots at GH!!" Etc. There's no need to promote enmity between developers and distributions in this fashion. -- jim knoble | jmknoble@pobox.com | http://www.pobox.com/~jmknoble/ (GnuPG fingerprint: 31C4:8AAC:F24E:A70C:4000::BBF4:289F:EAA8:1381:1491)
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