Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 22, 2006 05:07 PM
When patching an rpm file, you should change the version number. But you shouldn't increment it as suggested in this article. Instead you should add something to the version number, I suggest adding your initials and another number you can increment in case you need to make changes to your patch.
So rather than changing 1.1 into 1.2 you should change it to 1.1.dm1 or something similar. If you later find you need to change something you name it 1.1.dm2.
If an official update is made, it could be named 1.2, and you could make your own patch to that and name it 1.2.dm1.
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Changing the version number
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 22, 2006 05:07 PMSo rather than changing 1.1 into 1.2 you should change it to 1.1.dm1 or something similar. If you later find you need to change something you name it 1.1.dm2.
If an official update is made, it could be named 1.2, and you could make your own patch to that and name it 1.2.dm1.
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