Subject: Re: pkg_create -O bug fixes
To: NetBSD Packages Technical Discussion List <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Alistair Crooks <agc@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-install
Date: 06/30/2003 13:17:49 
On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 04:37:54PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> So in theory "*-1.6U" should be equivalent, collating-wise, to "*-1.6.48"

No, "*-1.6U" should be equivalent, collating-wise, to "-1.6.21" - all
letters are case-insensitive, and are equivalent to their numerical
counterpart.

For the source, see src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/str.c, in the
mkcomponent() function.

Regards,
Alistair