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Date:      Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:32:22 -0700
From:      David Bushong <david@bushong.net>
To:        "Karsten W. Rohrbach" <karsten@rohrbach.de>
Cc:        Sean Chittenden <sean@chittenden.org>, Calvin NG <calvinng@brel.com>, Sean Chittenden <sean-freebsd-stable@chittenden.org>, Jeff Kletsky <Jeff+freebsd@wagsky.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, bmah@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FWIW: pkg_alert development (was: Re: pkg/port dependency tool (enclosed))
Message-ID:  <20010425153222.O12643@bushong.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010425201837.E39540@mail.webmonster.de>; from karsten@rohrbach.de on Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 08:18:37PM %2B0200
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104230806060.27435-100000@wildside.wagsky.com> <20010423231827.A19530@rand.tgd.net> <20010424142340.E5216@brel.com> <20010424014833.B19530@rand.tgd.net> <20010424210517.L12643@bushong.net> <20010425201837.E39540@mail.webmonster.de>

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Believe me, I know.  I copied that code verbatim from pkg_version.

--David Bushong

On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 08:18:37PM +0200, Karsten W. Rohrbach wrote:
> David Bushong(david@bushong.net)@2001.04.24 21:05:17 +0000:
> > 
> > Snag a copy from: http://www.euphorion.com/people/dbushong/pkg_upgrade
> > 
> the package version guessing might fail with package names containing a
> dot if i see it right (such as in Login.app-x.xx)?
> 
> can't we use a safer version numbering scheme like putting the version
> in the file /var/db/pkg/portname/VERSION which would eliminate all the
> unneeded heuristics one has to apply?
> 
> /k
> 
> -- 
> > What can you use used tampons for?  Tea bags for vampires.
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