Subject: Re: hyphen in package version
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@rz.uni-regensburg.de>
From: SUNAGAWA Keiki <Keiki_SUNAGAWA@yokogawa.co.jp>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 10/22/1999 11:43:09
Hi,

Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de> wrote:

Hubert> the php3-pgsql package is ok, as it doesn't contain
Hubert> the '-` in the package's _version_, only in the
Hubert> name.

Okay, I got it. So such pkgs have no version number, is that
right?

Hubert> We use strrchr('-',...) to get the pkg version in a
Hubert> lot of places, and therefore must be consistent
Hubert> there. The php-3.0.12jb_beta4 would be ok, as would
Hubert> php-3.0.12jp_b4.

I'll take shorter one.

Hubert> What I'm really wondering, tough, is the fact if we
Hubert> need a seperate package with japanese locale support
Hubert> at all.

I agree.  I think that japanese/* pkgs should go into their
appropriate place, though we must care for the compatibility
with existing (non-localed) binary.

Hubert> Can't we just merge these changes into the "main"
Hubert> php3 package? I'd definitely prefer this to all
Hubert> packges appearing a second (third...) time in a
Hubert> localized version.

I actually do that:-) If people don't mind some broat of
binary size, I'll send-pr them after cleanup.  Once the
target software become m17n-aware, we simply enable the
feature in configure.

Thank you for clarification!

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SUNAGAWA Keiki <Keiki_SUNAGAWA@yokogawa.co.jp>