Version comparison algorithm

[Jan Engelhardt]

>> > So tell me some _elegeant_ way to circumvent it. %version should
>> > remain the same and %release should not really include 999 to
>> > override the 23 at all cost.
>> 
>> You may use the epoch.  It's made to solve that kind of problem.

Please elaborate.

>Or invert the release. Like 37jan instead of jan37. :)

That idea is quite good, but ceases to work when suse's %release numbers 
bump faster than mine.


	-`J'
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