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Re: Setup 2.573.2.3 says GDB 6.8-2 but installs 6.8-0


Thomas Nilsson wrote:

> In fact, the package is named gdb-6.8-2.tar.bz2 but
> when untar'ed displays binaries from 6.8.0.

The final number after the dash is the revision number of the packaging,
not part of the program's version number, so you should interpret 6.8-2
as "the second incarnation of the 6.8 package", and it indeed does
contain gdb 6.8.

Brian


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