Re: nginx-full version numbering question

From: Michael Gmelin <grembo_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 21:09:36 UTC

> On 28. Aug 2022, at 23:05, Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org> wrote:
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>>> On 28. Aug 2022, at 19:23, Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> wrote:
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>>  hey there - i had a question about an apparent version numbering issue with the nginx-full port:
>> https://www.freshports.org/www/nginx-full/
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>> on April 10th the version number is: 1.20.2_9,2
>> then on the next update (may 31) the version number seems to go backwards: 1.22.0_10,2
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> Hi Pete,
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> What makes you think that 1.22.0 is smaller than 1.20.2?
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This simply looks like a case where PORTREVISION wasn’t reset after a PORTVERSION update - but this shouldn’t cause any harm, as long as portrevision isn‘t lowered within the same portversion.

> Cheers
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>> i was curious if that was intended?  this makes it a little awkward to upgrade a locally patched version of the port from before May 31, as i'll have to uninstall then install to pick up the latest upstream (which contains a fix i was patching out of tree).
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>> thanks!
>> -pete
>>  -- 
>> Pete Wright
>> pete@nomadlogic.org
>> @nomadlogicLA