dpkg --compare-versions provides exactly the ordering that I want, namely that 1.4rc1 < 1.4.0 so by omitting the final patch number in the RC revision I can use the correct upstream version without using epochs or strange-looking version numbers. However, since this is a bit of an edge case, I wanted to double-check and be sure that dpkg --compare-versions is the canonical ordering for version numbers. I'm pretty sure it is, but better safe than sorry to check.
Is there a document anywhere outside of the dpkg source that explains the algorithm for how version numbers are ordered by the archive software? -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
