> I also had to use a weird version number (2.1+3.0beta1) so that later > upgrades to 3.0 will be automatic.
Incidentally, there's no need for weird version numbers like this. Version numbers now support ~ to cover exactly this circumstance. See: http://lwn.net/Articles/194664/ A version number which contains ~ is always less than one which doesn't. So, we can do the "natural" thing and release packages with versions like this: 3.0~beta1-1 3.0~beta1-2 3.0~beta2-1 3.0~beta2-2 3.0~beta2-3 . . . 3.0-1 I had to prove it to myself, but it does work as expected: # dpkg --compare-versions 3.0~beta1-1 lt 3.0-1 && echo true || echo false true Also, I have written Ed to see how he feels about packaging 3.0 beta 1. When I hear back, I'll let you know. KEN -- Kenneth J. Pronovici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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