Chapter 4 of policy 3.5.9.0 (version numbering) doesn't mention dpkg's magic ~ character in version strings, which was implemented in June 2002 (according to dpkg's changelog.Debian.gz.)
In fact I couldn't find a single package in unstable which is using it, though I still see packages using the old ugly tricks like Samba's 2.99+3.00alpha23 .. The ~ character deliberately has low sorting order, so 3.00~alpha23 < 3.00. Am I free to use it? Please CC me as I'm not subscribed (M-F-T is set correctly). Thanks, Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
