[gentoo-dev] Ebuild versioning problems

[gentoo-dev] Ebuild versioning problems

[Anders Bruun Olsen]

Hi,

I am working on an ebuild for open-iscsi (linux-iscsi-5.0.0.0.3rc6-363)
and would like to know what the best way of dealing with that totally
insane versionnumber is.
Right now I have the ebuild named linux-iscsi-5.0.0.0.3_rc6363.ebuild
and then set $MY_PV and $MY_P manually.
Is there a better way?

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild versioning problems

[Mike Frysinger]

On Tuesday 12 July 2005 05:59 am, Anders Bruun Olsen wrote:
> I am working on an ebuild for open-iscsi (linux-iscsi-5.0.0.0.3rc6-363)
> and would like to know what the best way of dealing with that totally
> insane versionnumber is.
> Right now I have the ebuild named linux-iscsi-5.0.0.0.3_rc6363.ebuild
> and then set $MY_PV and $MY_P manually.
> Is there a better way?

none that i'm aware of :/

imho, projects who use those sort of versioning schemas should probably 
rethink wtf the version # means to them
-mike
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild versioning problems

[Anders Bruun Olsen]

On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 08:51:42AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > I am working on an ebuild for open-iscsi (linux-iscsi-5.0.0.0.3rc6-363)
> > and would like to know what the best way of dealing with that totally
> > insane versionnumber is.
> > Right now I have the ebuild named linux-iscsi-5.0.0.0.3_rc6363.ebuild
> > and then set $MY_PV and $MY_P manually.
> > Is there a better way?
> none that i'm aware of :/

Okay, it will have to do then.

> imho, projects who use those sort of versioning schemas should probably 
> rethink wtf the version # means to them

I absolutely agree, but I am not associated with them in any way and
therefore am not in a possition to convince them to reconsider their
versioning policy (unfortunately).

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Anders
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild versioning problems

[Chris Gianelloni]

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On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 10:11 +0200, Anders Bruun Olsen wrote:
> > imho, projects who use those sort of versioning schemas should probably 
> > rethink wtf the version # means to them
> 
> I absolutely agree, but I am not associated with them in any way and
> therefore am not in a possition to convince them to reconsider their
> versioning policy (unfortunately).

Why not just ask them?  I've found that some people will change, some
won't, but they definitely won't change if you don't at least ask.

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Games - Developer
Gentoo Linux

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild versioning problems

[Anders Bruun Olsen]

On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 11:47:14AM -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote:
> > I absolutely agree, but I am not associated with them in any way and
> > therefore am not in a possition to convince them to reconsider their
> > versioning policy (unfortunately).
> Why not just ask them?  I've found that some people will change, some
> won't, but they definitely won't change if you don't at least ask.

I've now tried to ask on their -devel list, but have met nothing but
silence. Guess they don't want to discuss their versioning scheme :-/

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