[src/netbsd-1-6]: src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info Pull up revision 1.32 (reques...

[tron <tron%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/ee5697633e02
branches:  netbsd-1-6
changeset: 529538:ee5697633e02
user:      tron <tron%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Nov 24 22:37:08 2002 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.32 (requested by jschauma in ticket #1011):
In addition to the existing "rc" modifier for a package version, add
support for "alpha" and "beta" versions, which sort before "rc".  Move
to table-based modifier recognition.

diffstat:

 usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1 |  14 +++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (35 lines):

diff -r 9c7669a8e138 -r ee5697633e02 usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1      Sun Nov 24 22:37:01 2002 +0000
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/pkg_info.1      Sun Nov 24 22:37:08 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: pkg_info.1,v 1.28.2.3 2002/11/24 22:32:38 tron Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: pkg_info.1,v 1.28.2.4 2002/11/24 22:37:08 tron Exp $
 .\"
 .\" FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintenance
 .\" of non-core utilities.
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
 package.
 The collating sequence of the various package version numbers is
 unusual, but strives to be consistent.
+The magic string ``alpha'' equates to
+.Pa alpha version
+and sorts before a beta version.
+The magic string ``beta'' equates to
+.Pa beta version
+and sorts before a release candidate.
 The magic string ``rc'' equates to
 .Pa release candidate
 and sorts before a release.
@@ -119,6 +125,12 @@
 .Pa name-1.3
 and after
 .Pa name-1.2.9
+Similarily
+.Pa name-1.3alpha2
+will sort before
+.Pa name-1.3beta1
+and they both sort before
+.Pa name-1.3rc1
 In addition, alphabetic characters sort in the same place as
 their numeric counterparts, so that
 .Pa name-1.2e