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Date:      Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:38:46 -0400
From:      James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net>
To:        Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Indicating patch levels
Message-ID:  <39998026.29B223D6@thehousleys.net>
References:  <399973A2.F3756F18@thehousleys.net> <20000815133048.B4306@argon.gryphonsoft.com>

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Will Andrews wrote:
> 
> Patchlevels are just indicated as a minor version bump.  I.e., if
> previous version was 1.6.3, and you now have patchlevel 1.6.3-2, we
> indicate that with "1.6.3.2".  Hence:
> 
> PORTVERSION=    1.6.3.2
> [..]
> DISTNAME=       1.6.3-2
> 
> The fact that Linux folks use hyphens to indicate patchlevels is broken
> behavior, IMHO...
> 
> Yes.  Please use the above behavior, which is perfectly fine..
> 
Okay.  Not a problem.  That is why I asked.

Jim
-- 
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.


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