(info "(coreutils) Differences from the official Debian Algorithm") and (info "(coreutils) Minus/Hyphen and Colon characters") could mention workarounds, so one could indeed achieve the Debian Algorithm. Or mention the only way is to use dpkg --compare-versions (on pairs only.)
- bug#49503: Mention workarounds, so one could achiev... 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson