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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:57:39 +0200 |
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Danny van Dyk <kugelfang@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Funnily enough... If we're going by PMS drafts, that's illegal |
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> > whereas multiple suffixes are legal. PMS permits multiple suffixes, |
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> > but limits any individual version component to eight digits to avoid |
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> > problems with integer overflows, floating point precision etc. |
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> And when PMS specifies that together with a proper way to compare |
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> multiple suffixes there will be no problem. |
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PMS *does* specify a proper way of comparing multiple version suffixes |
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(and version specs with a leading zero for that matter). I'm not |
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particularly happy with the wording, but as far as I can see the |
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description is at least correct, even if it isn't clear. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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