Re: EPICS Base dev release numbering

[Ralph Lange <ralph.lange@gmx.de>]

Hi Martin,

On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Konrad, Martin <konrad@frib.msu.edu> wrote:

BTW: Debian uses "~" in cases like that to ensure correct sorting order:

1.2.3 < 1.2.4~rc1 < 1.2.4

"[...] a tilde sorts before anything, even the end of a part." [1]

I know, but that's mainly solving the problem of correctly sorting versions in a flat namespace.

A problem that we (as upstream, working on branches) do not have.

I rate consistency (having Java and C++ versions look and behave similar) higher than the ability to sort correctly.

Cheers,
~Ralph