thanks, it's all clear now (I also re-read the docs, I wasn't sure what one would use epoch for...)
erik Colin Watson wrote: > > Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I downloaded debian kernel source package (+ source for alsa modules > >and 3dfx module). > > > > I used make-kpkg to build the kernel (and later on alsa and 3dfx > >modules). I specified jojda.1 as my kernel revision. > > > > the resulting *.deb (kernel + modules) were succesfully installed, so > >now I have: > > > >ih kernel-image-2.2.17 jojda.1 1:2.2.17-1 > > ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ > > current new > > The 1: is an epoch, which means that 1:anything is greater than any > version number without an epoch, 2:anything is greater than 1:anything, > etc. Try 10:jojda.1, or some similarly high epoch, if you don't want it > to be replaced by Debian packages. > > > the same goes for alsa-modules-2.2.17: > > > >ih alsa-modules-2.2.17 0.5.9d-1+j1:0.5.9d-1 > > > > (there is only 'j' visible out of the jojda.1 string), how is > >0.5.9d-1 newer then 0.5.9d-1+jojda.1 ? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ if dpkg --compare-versions 0.5.9d-1+jojda.1 lt > 1:0.5.9d-1; \ > > then echo hello; fi > hello > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null