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Date:      Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:28:23 -0700
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Guidelines for new port version variables
Message-ID:  <20000928172823.B91774@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000928172551.G38472@jade.chc-chimes.com>; from billf@chimesnet.com on Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 05:25:51PM -0400
References:  <20000928120548.A89733@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009281415290.66918-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000928172551.G38472@jade.chc-chimes.com>

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On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 05:25:51PM -0400, Bill Fumerola wrote:
> > The "_0" is implicit..I didnt think the extra spam on the majority of
..snip..
> We won't have FreeBSD 4.2.1 just because we had a 4.1.1, and we won't have
> FreeBSD 4.2.0, because the .0 is implied.

"_" != ".", now you are wanting our users to realize that "_" is an
alternate spelling of ".".  I think that might be a streach.  It is most
logical to always have "_X".  Looking at bsd.port.mk I see
"PORTREVISION ?= _0".

Thus I guess my argument is done as all packages *will* have the _0.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)


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