Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:00:27 -0700
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>
Cc:        gnome@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org, marcus@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports with version numbers going backwards: deskutils/sunbird
Message-ID:  <4531B25B.4020407@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <op.thfa3dy59aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
References:  <200610141754.k9EHs9So049404@builder.freebsd.org> <op.thfa3dy59aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
For future reference, take a look at how I handle this in the BIND 
ports. If you'd named the _port_ 0.3.a1_2, then when 0.3 comes out, 
pkg_version is smart enough to know that it's > 0.3.a*.

hth,

Doug

PS, PORTEPOCH is evil, and must die.



Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> Fixed by add PORTEPOCH, thanks for report.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mezz
> 
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:54:09 -0500, <erwin@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> 
>> ** The following ports have a version number that sorts before a 
>> previous one **
>>
>>  For many package tools to work correctly, it is of utmost importance 
>> that
>>  version numbers of a port form a monotonic increasing sequence over 
>> time.
>>  Refer to the FreeBSD Porter's Handbook, 'Package Naming Conventions' for
>>  more information. Tools that won't work include pkg_version, portupgrade
>>  and portaudit. A common error is an accidental deletion of PORTEPOCH.
>>
>>  Please fix any errors as soon as possible.
>>
>> - *deskutils/sunbird* <gnome@FreeBSD.org>: sunbird-0.3 < sunbird-0.3a1_2
>>    | revision 1.9
>>    | date: 2006/10/14 08:52:42;  author: marcus;  state: Exp;  lines: 
>> +16 -21
>>    | Chase the GNOME X11BASE to LOCALBASE move, and fix the build with 
>> the
>>    | new freetype2 where needed.
>>    |
>>    | Submitted by:    mezz, ahze, pav, and many others
>>    | Approved by:    portmgr (implicit, kris)
> 
> 
> --mezz7@cox.net  -  mezz@FreeBSD.org
> FreeBSD GNOME Team  -  FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src)
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/  -  gnome@FreeBSD.org
> http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia  -  multimedia@FreeBSD.org
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
> 


-- 

     This .signature sanitized for your protection



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4531B25B.4020407>