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asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) wrote:
> I really wish we could keep the two version numbers from a.out, so I
> don't have to worry about stuff like this. :<

 You can, if you will accept some restrictions:

  Let's say the two numbers are the Version number and the Revision number.

  And, let's furthermore say we will restrict ourselves to only 99 
 revisions per Version.

  Then; let the Elf library number be:
	(100 * Version number)  +  Revision number

  *poof*  two numbers...

  i.e.  library version 10.20 would get 1020 as the Elf version number.

 (if 99 revisions are not enough, restrict it to, say, 999.)

	- Dave Rivers -

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