[Slackbuilds-users] package version problem (while building an sbo tool)

[Robby Workman]

Deak, Ferenc wrote:

> first version is from the .slackbuild, second is
> from the .info:
> 
> multimedia/GoogleEarth: '4.2' != '4.2.198.2451'
> libraries/SDL_perl: '1.20.0' != '1.20.3'
> multimedia/abcde: '2.3.3' != '2.3.3_1'
> network/claws-mail: '2.9.2' != '2.9.1'
> games/defcon: '1.42beta4' != '1.4beta4'
> system/krusader: '1.80.0' != '1.80'
> misc/matchbox-common: '0.9.1' != '0.9'
> graphics/pcb: '20070208p1' != '20070208'
> network/putty: '0.60' != '0.58'
> system/rxvt-unicode: '8.3' != '0.83'
> system/graveman: '0.3.12.5' != '0.3.12-5'
> office/kchmviewer: '3.1.2' != '3.1-2'
> office/kdissert: '1.0.7' != '1.07'


All of these are now fixed; thanks for the report.


> This is special because the name and the version
> is mixed:
>  info:
>  PRGNAM=otp_R11B
>  VERSION=R11B-5
> slackbuild:
>  PKG_NAME=otp_R11B
>  VERSION=5
> the file will be 'otp_R11B-5-i486-1_SBo.tgz'


I'm not sure of the best way to handle this.
The upstream guys need to have a sane name/version scheme.

-RW