On Oct 13, 08 16:00:33 +0200, Ludwig Nussel wrote:
Jan Matejek wrote:
i have a problem with one of my packages, python-openssl: the previous version was called 0.7a and the current one is 0.7.
Bad versioning policy from upstream.
However, in rpm's (and zypp's) view 0.7a > 0.7 and the package will break distribution upgrade because it won't let itself be "downgraded".
You just can't package such pre releases with their official 'version'. Call them 0.6_0.7a or similar instead.
... which would have helped at an earlier stage, ... As a workaround, you could name the current version '0.7final' or perhaps '0.7.0' already works. cheers, Jw. -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_ <V> | jw@suse.de (not a debating __/ _---|____________\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 excercise.) __/ (____/ /\ (/) | _____________________________/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+help@opensuse.org