need help setting epoch for a fake package

Can anyone tell me how I can set the epoch for a fake package? I need to make a fake qt package but I cannot seem to find this info in the equivs package docs. I have included the epoch (preceeding the version number) but this does not work. thanks -- Andrew - GnuPG

Re: need help setting epoch for a fake package

In the version number, put, say, a 1:x.x.x. The 1: is what sets the epoch (without it, the epoch is 0. On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 01:14:52AM -, Pollywog wrote: Can anyone tell me how I can set the epoch for a fake package? I need to make a fake qt package but I cannot seem to find this info