> In fact I don't like neither force nor epoch. Epoch is just a version > prefix, why don't we let the packager to workaround this (KISS)? We can > introduce a new separator (now we have one: '.'), for example '#', and > let the packager define his favourite pkgversion (maybe epoch in mind), > like "1#0.6.2a-2". Epoch just complicates code and leads to "wtf" > imho...
Well, of course a new separator is not necessary, packager can do everything with '.', e.g. he can use "1.0.6.2a-2". It is just more readable to the user (and the packager). The key here is that epoch is no more than a simple version prefix, and I think it is needless to introduce %EPOCH% database field etc.
