[Distutils] SOLVED: bdist_rpm and pre-release python packages / eggs (was: pre-release versioning problems with sdist, bdist_rpm, bdist_debian)

[Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)]

OK, now we're talking.  You have given me a test case that makes my patch fail 
and I will address it after How I Met Your Mother.

El Jueves 12 Marzo 2009, Gerry Reno escribió:
> Manuel,
>   In RPM the only restriction on 'version' is that it must be made of
> alphanumeric or period.  Ref:
> http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm-snapshot/s1-rpm-inside-tags.html
>   Just for a small test I ran a perfectly legal version pattern, that is
> allowable in distros other than Fedora, through your patch logic.
>
> version = A2
> release = 0_rc1
> version-release = A2-0_rc1       # this is what we expected to see
> version-release = -0.0_rc1.A2   # this is what we get instead as strings
> are modified by patch logic
>
>
>   This is why I suggest that you make an extension module triggered by a
> commandline option so there are no restrictions or unexpected
> side-effects introduced to non-Fedora distro users.
>   Right now, I'm a big -1 on the patch.    If it would be made as an
> extension triggered by commandline option then I would support it.
>
> Regards,
> Gerry


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