[opensuse] Question about version numbers (flash-player)
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Howdy... Last night I patched/upgraded flash-player from build.opensuse.org/multimedia. The version stamp on it was 11.2.202.425-160.1. Today the official opensuse patch/upgrade was released with version number 11.2.202.425-2.17.1, which is lower than the one I got from obs. The question I have is solely for my knowledge and not to solve any problem. Question: in opensuse, how is the versioning of such unofficial releases as the one in multimedia determined? How did the packager come up with 425-160.1 as the version number for his build? Thanks. Ralph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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В Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:45:24 -0600
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Howdy...
Last night I patched/upgraded flash-player from build.opensuse.org/multimedia. The version stamp on it was 11.2.202.425-160.1. Today the official opensuse patch/upgrade was released with version number 11.2.202.425-2.17.1, which is lower than the one I got from obs.
The question I have is solely for my knowledge and not to solve any problem.
Question: in opensuse, how is the versioning of such unofficial releases as the one in multimedia determined? How did the packager come up with 425-160.1 as the version number for his build?
First, Version (in the sense of RPM packaging) is 11.2.202.425 and Release is 160.1. Version field usually comes from upstream and in this case they are the same. Release field (everything after final hyphen) in case of OBS is assigned automatically by build service based on number of commits and rebuilds in each repository. Release numbers in each repository are independent and cannot be used to compare packages. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:10:36 +0300
Andrei Borzenkov
based on number of commits and rebuilds in each repository. Release numbers in each repository are independent and cannot be used to compare packages.
Apparently, though, Yast does use the release numbers along with the version number to compare packages, and says the 160.1 release is newer than the 2.17.1, though I don't know how it might otherwise decide which is newer except perhaps from comparing the packaging date. http://paste.opensuse.org/view/raw/2a9f32c2 Again, not a problem in this case, as I knew what I had installed from obs was "older" than the soon-to-come official release. Ralph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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