Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:06:40 +0300 From: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD_cc_... Message-ID: <19981029100640.A13026@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <199810290536.VAA29610@austin.polstra.com>; from jdp@polstra.com on Wed, Oct 28, 1998 at 09:36:01PM -0800 References: <19981029082524.A16434@nagual.pp.ru> <199810290536.VAA29610@austin.polstra.com>
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On Wed, Oct 28, 1998 at 09:36:01PM -0800, John Polstra wrote: > We already do a similar thing with <osreldate.h> and __FreeBSD_version. Not so similar because _we_ control version numbering scheme for us. > I think it's pretty unlikely that GNU will release a version with a > 5-component revision number. Consider following alternatives: 2.72.1 2.7.2.1 2.721 27.2.1 and so on - they will be the same in your check. The main point is that GNU version numbering scheme is out of our control, so we can assume _anything_ can happens there. -- Andrey A. Chernov http://www.nagual.pp.ru/~ache/ MTH/SH/HE S-- W-- N+ PEC>+ D A a++ C G>+ QH+(++) 666+>++ Y To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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