Subject: Re: RFC changes in version numbering schemes
From: Steve Shockley <steve_(_dot_)_shockley_(_at_)_shockley_(_dot_)_net>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:53:15 -0500
andrew fresh wrote:
As a 'user' I would like a way to tell easily if a package is for 3.7,
3.8, or current, especially when someone else was supposed to have
upgraded a server.
Another idea, perhaps out of the scope of this discussion, is it'd be
nice if packages built for one version of the OS would refuse to install
(by default) on a different version; no more "Why do I get this cryptic
error message when I try to install -current packages on -release"
questions.