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[seth vidal]

On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 14:52 +0100, shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
> Build System schrieb:
> > rhgb-1:0.17.7-3.fc8
> > -------------------
> > * Thu Nov 01 2007 Ray Strode <rstrode at redhat.com> 0.17.7-3
> > - Downgrade rhgb for F-8 release, since 8.0.2 [...]
> >   
> 
> hi,
> 
> rpm-math-mystery,  i am astound  =-O
> 
> i can follow the logic that
> 0.16.3-4.1  < ... <  0.17.7-2.fc8
> and
> 0.17.7-2.fc8  <  8.0.0-1.fc8
> and
> 0.17.7-2.fc8  <  1:0.17.7-3.fc8
> 
> but i can not follow the downgrade logic. is  EPOCH  the mystery?
> 8.0.2-1.fc8  <  1:0.17.7-3.fc8
> is  0:8.0  <  1:0.17   ?

yes.

a package w/o an epoch or with a zero epoch is less than a package with
an epoch of a greater value.

the above is exactly what epochs are for.

-sv