Re: RPM upgrade caveats going from a beta version to RC

From: "Len Morgan" <len-morgan(at)crcom(dot)net>
To: "Lamar Owen" <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>, "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: RPM upgrade caveats going from a beta version to RC
Date: 2001-04-11 22:08:56
Message-ID: 001601c0c2d4$0193e9a0$0908a8c0@H233.bstx.cc
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>> Lamar Owen writes:
>>
>> > One quick note -- since 'R' < 'b', the RC RPM's must be forced to
>> > install with --oldpackage, as RPM does a simple strcmp of version
>> > numbers -- 7.1RC3 < 7.1beta1, for instance. Just force it with
>> > --oldpackage if you have a 7.1beta RPM already installed.

Couldn't this be fixed (in future releases) with rcX and BetaX? I believe
r > B.

len morgan

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