_rpmversion in rpm 5.4.13

[Jeffrey Johnson]

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> On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:59 PM, Elan Ruusamäe <glen at pld-linux.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 24/09/13 00:50, Jeffrey Johnson wrote:
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:41 PM, Elan Ruusamäe <glen at pld-linux.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On 23/09/13 22:10, Jakub Bogusz wrote:
>>>> $ grep _rpmversion -r /usr/lib/rpm/
>>>> /usr/lib/rpm/macros:%_rpmversion                3.0 (Th)
>>>> 
>>>> Is it what it's expected to be?
>>>> It was 4.5 in rpm-4.5, >= 5 in rpm-5.1.12.
>>>> Now "%{_rpmversion}" >= "5.0" check doesn't work as before...
>>> afaik it's bug in rpm 5.4.13, ID= gets overwritten from lsb package. there's patch in rpm5-devel list
>> The existence of a patch does not
>> imply a "bug".
>> 
>> RPM cannot dictate its own version,
>> distros and LSB can and do.
>> 
>> RPM can (and does) use other means than versioning to achieve compatibility goals all this century.
> 
> so why did you apply it, give the same mambo-jumbo in your lists too!
> http://rpm5.org/community/rpm-devel/5552.html
> 

Because it's easier to do what idiots want than to explain. Including LSB.

> ps: any plans to fix cvs commits lists for rpm5 there?
> http://rpm5.org/community/rpm-cvs/summary.html ends with Feb 2011
> 

I did several check-ins today and received mail.

Meanwhile -- as you should know -- there is no sysadmin at rpm5.org: if
you want the commit list archive fixed,
you should be prepared to do the work.

73 de Jeff
> 
> -- 
> glen
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