confusion about sudo version

[Chris Rees]

On 30 Oct 2011 15:21, "Matthias Andree" <mandree at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> Am 30.10.2011 15:14, schrieb Chris Rees:
> > On 30 Oct 2011 09:48, "Barbara" <barbara.xxx1975 at libero.it> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> $ pkg_info -Ix sudo
> >> sudo-1.8.3          Allow others to run commands as root
> >> $ grep DISTVERSION /usr/ports/security/sudo/Makefile
> >> DISTVERSION=    1.8.3p1
> >> $ pkg_version -I | grep sudo
> >> sudo                                >
> >>
> >
> > Yeah, unfortunately p1 has the same trouble as r1; it makes the version
> > appear less.
>
> Can we have a commit hook on pcvs that prevents commits if it makes the
> version go backwards?  We have a-posteriori checking in place, but that
> is too late.
>

It hardly ever happens though...

Chris