package version numbering

Kevin Kofler kevin.kofler at chello.at
Mon Mar 31 13:37:04 UTC 2008


Brad Bell <bradbell <at> seanet.com> writes:
> If I use the new version system, the next version will be 2.3.0. Will 
> this create problems because the old version number 20071229 will be 
> considered greater than the new version number 2.3.0 ?

Yes, that's what Epoch is for.

And next time, please follow the guidelines for prerelease versioning so this 
doesn't happen again.

        Kevin Kofler




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