Versioning svn checkouts [Was: Re: alpha/beta software in Fedora 8?]

[Toshio Kuratomi]

Petr Machata wrote:

> Thanks for clarification, that makes sense.  Interestingly enough, and
> quite contrary to your argument, naming guidelines allow the release ID
> or partial hash to be appended to the date portion of the release tag.
> 
Yes, maintainers wanted to add a hash there despite having the 
information in the spec file.  Since svn is allowed to put the release 
id in that space (since it can be used to establish an age) FPC decided 
that allowing the partial hash was a reasonable compromise.

-Toshio