> And how is that any different from say plump3p0, if it ever existed? > Should one really change the package name from the distro name to make > it harder to tell what version is installed? Oh that's the whole idea by > adding the p0 so it is an indicator of ports patch level. So if I remove > the p3 from the name then I'm indicating a wrong version number, maybe > and in the case of the ficticous plump3, now i'm not even indicating the > actual program at all. plump0..
Nope, your second example is wrong, as it would not be a problem. Read packages-specs(7) to understand this and comply to it...
