GNU bug report logs - #49503
Mention workarounds, so one could achieve the Debian version sorting algorithm

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: 49503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49503: Mention workarounds, so one could achieve the Debian version sorting algorithm
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:23:36 +0800

(info "(coreutils) Differences from the official Debian Algorithm") and
(info "(coreutils) Minus/Hyphen and Colon characters")
could mention workarounds, so one could indeed achieve the Debian
Algorithm.
Or mention the only way is to use
dpkg --compare-versions
(on pairs only.)
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