Upgrading Minor versions

[Scott Silva]

Julian Field spake the following on 8/3/2007 3:42 AM:
> 
> 
> 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
> 
I was just going to suggest that very solution, but being 8 hours later makes
me always late to the party!

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