Upgrading Minor versions

[Julian Field]

Res wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, Glenn Steen wrote:
>
>> That scheme was dreamed up in the linux kernel dev... and (perhaps...
>> It was not always so:-) suits them very well. And it has spilled over
>> on a lot of projects. But it is hardly the one true unified version
>
> spilled over to just about 90% of the software around :)
>
>> And it's not sure to cure anything like this, where _packaging
>
> it would, as it would install to /opt as 4.63.b2 etc and not over 
> write the existing 4.63 directory.
>
>> will just have to think of some more or less clever way of handling
>> it.
>
> and until such time, its probably going to be recommended those using 
> tarball don't bother with such upgrades.
>
I don't need to completely rewrite my version numbering scheme or 
anything crazy like that. All I need is to add 4 characters to 
install.tar-fns.sh.

Please try the attached patch. You will discover it adds the build 
number in the directory it creates for the new version of MailScanner 
you're installing.

Jules

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