Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 13:27:22 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Understanding port version numbering Message-ID: <20050502122722.GA82211@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <44br7wulfe.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <20050430173513.GA39341@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <44br7wulfe.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 03:14:13PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: : Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> writes: : : > Is there any particular scheme for ports using decimals, commas, and/or : > underscores in the version numbers? Is there any way to tell if it means a : > patch level, a FreeBSD-port only update, and so on? : : Sure. See the Porters' Handbook. Ah, portepoch is the explanation I was looking for. Thanks! jm --
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