On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Raul Miller wrote: > Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When properly used epochs do not hang around forever. Consider the > > situation where epochs are supposed to be used: > > > > Upstream Debian > > > > 1.0 1.0 > > 2.0 2.0 > > 3.0 3.0 > > 2.0 1:2.0 > > 3.0 1:3.0 > > 4.0 4.0 > > > > Here, the epochs only "hang around" as long as they are needed to get past > > the overlap in version numbers. > > Er.. no. epoch 1, version 3 comes after epoch 0, version 4. Otherwise, > epochs would be worthless. > But, of course, how slow of me ;-)
The whole point of the epoch is to override any "seeming" higher version number. This must also override actual higher versions as well, of course. Must be my bed time ;-) Thanks, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_- Author of "The Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (850) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- If you don't see what you want, just ask _-_-_-_-_-_-_- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]