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Date:      Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:53:28 -0400
From:      "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
To:        Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: database tables for VuXML
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In-Reply-To: <EA56FB26-F61D-11D8-91E7-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com>
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On 25 Aug 2004 at 0:35, Oliver Eikemeier wrote:

> Dan Langille wrote:
> 
> > FreshPorts stores PORTVERSION and PORTREVISION as separate text
> > fields.  I take it that the ranges equations should compare only
> > PORTVERSION and ignore PORTREVISION.
> 
> Please not. pkg_version -t is the reference here, when you get different 
> results something is wrong

I'm confused.  FreshPorts obtains information primarily via "make -
V". pkg_version works on installed ports only.  FreshPorts is not 
gong to install a port to find out what version we have.  Are we 
talking about the same thing?

> (and ignoring PORTREVISION will get you different results). 
> Also keep in mind that PORTEPOCH is an essential component.

That's news to me. Thanks.  I see it is used to create PKGNAME.  
Looking at range data of vuxml, I see now that PORTEPOCH is used.  
OK.  Thanks for the heads up.  

-- 
Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/



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