On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 09:26:22 -0400 (EDT), James Olin Oden <joden@lee.k12.nc.us> wrote: >This could be extended further such that a rpm could provide a function >that comparies versions (kind of like passing a function to the sort >routines that understands how to discern the magnitude of the objects >to be sorted). This is a completely rough idea (i.e. there are many >details to be worked out), but it seems feasible to the naive (-; > >Anyway, what do you think (you being anyone that cares)? I've thought about this before. The biggest problem I see is what do you do when two packages specify different functions? E.g. foo version 1.05 specifies integer comparisons and foo version 1.3 specifies floating point comparisons. Ganesh _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
