Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:16:24 -0800 From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD_cc_... Message-ID: <199810291716.JAA04055@austin.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:06:40 %2B0300." <19981029100640.A13026@nagual.pp.ru>
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> > 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. Yes, I see your point. I'll change it. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." -- H. L. Mencken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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