On 02 Sep 2002 01:03:08 +0930, Alex Wallis wrote: > > I'm getting an error when doing a make rpm-dist > > error: line 15: Illegal char '-' in version: Version: 2.5.4-devel > > I think it should be 2.5.4_devel or 2.5.4.devel instead.
Although 2.5.4_devel or 2.5.4.devel will work, my opinion is it should be simply 2.5.4, just like we had for years. I am not sure it is good that we develop one version and then someone releases a completly another one. This makes hidden errors (similar to this one) impossible to find. I.e. something works when version is, say 2.5.4-devel, but does not when 2.5.4 or vice versa. IMO the development status of a package may be indicated by a file name (like in snapshots) or -version, but not in the configure's version. Additional problem with 2.5.4-devel is that this version is greater (more recent) than 2.5.4 by most of version string comparators. How about having DEVEL_STRING in configure that is used in -version, fvwm-config and fvwm.1.in. It is " (devel)" or " (not released yet)" for the developement versions and empty for the stable releases. The VERSION is simply 2.5.4. Regards, Mikhael. -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL:http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm-workers" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
