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Commit ea5b734f authored by Axel Beckert's avatar Axel Beckert Committed by Claude Becker
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notes_on_linux_package_management: Make clear that all suffixes are part of the revision

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......@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ Suffixes on package versions can contain further information about a package. Al
* 2 = epoch, provided to allow mistakes in the previous package numbers to be left behind. (dpkg-/apt-specific)
* 3.6.19 = Upstream software version (often major.minor.micro version number
* 1 = Debian revision to allow multiple packages of the same upstream version, increments if only the packaging has changed between two package releases.
* ~bpo70 = bpo = backported, 70 = to Debian 7 aka Wheezy
* +1 = Backport revision, increments if only the backport packaging has changed between two backport package releases.
* +b2 = Second Rebuild without source changes
* 1~bpo70+1+b1 = Full debian revision
* 1 = Original debian revision to allow multiple packages of the same upstream version, increments if only the packaging has changed between two package releases.
* ~bpo70 = bpo = backported, 70 = to Debian 7 aka Wheezy
* +1 = Backport revision, increments if only the backport packaging has changed between two backport package releases.
* +b2 = Second Rebuild without source changes
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