[arch-general] Why has the version numbering of gnome-desktop package changed?

[Hector Martinez-Seara]

Hi,
Thanks for the information. I always learn something else.
Thanks

On 20 March 2012 15:32, Ionut Biru <ibiru at archlinux.org> wrote:
> On 03/20/2012 03:15 PM, Hector Martinez-Seara wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I find weird the new version of gnome-desktop my system wants me to upgrade:
>>
>> "extra/gnome-desktop   3.2.1-1   -> 1:3.2.1-1"
>>
>> It is just a typo or the change was on purpose.
>>
>> Hector
>>
>
> the number before  : is epoch. Is used to force a downgrade. I had to do
> this because accidentally I pushed into [extra] gnome-desktop 3.3.92 and
> noticed only after 40 minutes.
>
> --
> Ionuț
>



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