Bug in port_version's package version comparisons?

[Kris Kennaway]

On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 03:58:31PM -0500, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> I've manually upgraded a few Xorg packages recently to the latest
> versions available on the ftp sites.  As a result, portversion is now
> giving erroneous results for some packages:
> 
> # portversion -v -O -L ='
> inputproto-1.4.2            > succeeds port (port has 1.3.2)
> libX11-1.1.2                <  needs updating (port has 1.1.1_2,1)
> libXi-1.1.0                 <  needs updating (port has 1.0.2,1)
> tcl-8.5.a.6_2               >  succeeds port (port has 8.5.a.6_1)
> tcl-threads-8.5.a.6_2       >  succeeds port (port has 8.5.a.6_1)
> tk-8.5.a.6_3                >  succeeds port (port has 8.5.a.6_2)
> tk-threads-8.5.a.6_3        >  succeeds port (port has 8.5.a.6_2)
> totem-2.18.1_2              <  needs updating (port has 2.18.2)
> xchat-2.8.2_2               >  succeeds port (port has 2.8.2_1)
> xf86-input-keyboard-1.2.0   >  succeeds port (port has 1.1.1)
> xf86-input-mouse-1.2.1      >  succeeds port (port has 1.1.2)
> xf86-video-nv-2.0.96        >  succeeds port (port has 1.2.2.1)
> 
> How is it that, e.g, libX11-1.1.2 is considered less than than
> 1.1.1_2,1?  Or libXi-1.1.0 is less than 1.0.2,1?  This makes no sense

That's what PORTEPOCH (",1") means.  See the handbook.

Kris
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