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Date:      Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:18:37 +0200
From:      "Karsten W. Rohrbach" <karsten@rohrbach.de>
To:        David Bushong <david@bushong.net>
Cc:        Sean Chittenden <sean@chittenden.org>, Calvin NG <calvinng@brel.com>, Sean Chittenden <sean-freebsd-stable@chittenden.org>, Jeff Kletsky <Jeff+freebsd@wagsky.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, bmah@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FWIW: pkg_alert development (was: Re: pkg/port dependency tool (enclosed))
Message-ID:  <20010425201837.E39540@mail.webmonster.de>
In-Reply-To: <20010424210517.L12643@bushong.net>; from david@bushong.net on Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 09:05:17PM -0700
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104230806060.27435-100000@wildside.wagsky.com> <20010423231827.A19530@rand.tgd.net> <20010424142340.E5216@brel.com> <20010424014833.B19530@rand.tgd.net> <20010424210517.L12643@bushong.net>

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David Bushong(david@bushong.net)@2001.04.24 21:05:17 +0000:
> 
> Snag a copy from: http://www.euphorion.com/people/dbushong/pkg_upgrade
> 
the package version guessing might fail with package names containing a
dot if i see it right (such as in Login.app-x.xx)?

can't we use a safer version numbering scheme like putting the version
in the file /var/db/pkg/portname/VERSION which would eliminate all the
unneeded heuristics one has to apply?

/k

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