Choosing rpm-release for fc1 and fdr add-on rpms

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed May 12 11:55:52 UTC 2004


Ralf Corsepius wrote:

> ATM, Fedora/Stable uses 0.fdr.x.1, Livna uses 0.lvn.y.1.
> 
> RPM-wise, a package using 0.lvn* will always be greater than a package
> using 0.fdr*. 

Unless you know your packages are definitely non-free, use fdr

-- Rex

p.s.  It has been argued that the repo_tag part of the release should 
appear *at the very end* for the very reason you describe.





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