282303 – Limit version numbers to 18 digits

Bug 282303 - Limit version numbers to 18 digits

Summary: Limit version numbers to 18 digits

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Documentation
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Devmanual (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Quality Assurance Team

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Reported:	2009-08-22 12:52 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified:	2009-12-22 13:58 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Proposed patch for ebuild-writing/file-format/text.xml (file-format.patch,359 bytes, patch) 2009-08-22 12:53 UTC, Ulrich Müller	Details \| Diff
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2009-08-22 12:52:55 UTC

Ebuilds should be limited to <= 18 digit version numbers, otherwise there will be breakage. See rationale in bug 270108, especially bug 270108 comment #2.

Comment 1 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2009-08-22 12:53:45 UTC

Created attachment 201930 [details, diff]
Proposed patch for ebuild-writing/file-format/text.xml

Comment 2 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2009-12-19 21:56:08 UTC

Any objections if I commit this myself?

Comment 3 Tomáš Chvátal (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-12-19 23:31:40 UTC

Looks sane and noone else from team said anything against it for 4 months. So feel allowed to go ahead :]

Comment 4 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2009-12-22 13:58:07 UTC

Thanks scarabeus and halcy0n.