> <sigh> rpm 4.0.4 had a non deterministic version sort for numbers versus > letters > > so you're looking for the newer package > and you're comparing 0 vs a > > in rpm > 4.1.1 it's deterministic - numbers are always newer than > letters. > > in rpm < 4.1.1 it's not fun. > > a > 0 > 0 > a > > depending on which one you sort first - ie: > > if I ask > vercmp(a, 0) > it tells me a is newer > vercmp(0, a) > it tells me 0 is newer > > see the problem? Thanks, I understand. Is there a way to get around this problem? Can I manually make the correct headers? Thanks, Brian.