| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Tim Mickol <tmickol(at)combimatrix(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: PGDG? |
| Date: | 2001-06-10 09:32:11 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.30.0106101129260.778-100000@peter.localdomain |
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Lamar Owen writes:
> On Saturday 09 June 2001 20:53, Tim Mickol wrote:
> > what does the element PGDG in an rpm filename, e.g.,
> > postgresql-test-7.1.2-2.PGDG.i386.rpm, allude to?
> > PostGreSQL Development Group? What does it mean?
>
> PostgreSQL Global Development Group.
There shouldn't be a dot in '2.PGDG'.
> To have five different RPMset's all claiming to be 'postgresql-7.1.2-1' is
> IMHO too much, particularly when you use rpmfind.net's resources to search
> for updated versions.
That's why there is a Packager field in the information header. It is a
bit misdesigned, I agree, but making your set with a cryptic name won't
exactly underline its "official" status.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter
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