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[Mageia-dev] epoch number [Was: version scheme blocks mgarepo submit]

+ andre999 + andre999mga at laposte.net +
+ Fri Oct 5 08:13:03 CEST 2012 +

+
+ +
Johnny A. Solbu a écrit :
+> On Thursday 04 October 2012 10:56, EatDirt wrote:
+>> adding an epoch number
+>> (that can not be removed later)
+>
+> I'm sure I'm not the only one confused about this epoch thing, so I'll ask.
+> What is an epoch? (I think I know it's function, but still)
+>
+> And why can it not be removed once instated? No, really, why?
+>
+
+It is like a more-than-major version, which allows
+e.g. version 3.4 with epoch 1 to be treated as more recent than
+  version 3.5 without epoch.
+If epoch once defined is removed in subsequent versions,
+these subsequent versions will be treated as older than any version with 
+epoch defined, so once defined, epoch can't be removed (without changing 
+the name of the package).
+Epoch can be increased like other version numbers, if the need arises.
+
+Evidently, if a package version error is caught early enough, the use of 
+epoch can be avoided.
+
+-- 
+André
+
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