Ports versions postfixes

[Buck]

gnutls-3.7.3_1,1

What do those postfixes mean? I understand the 3.7.3 part but not the "_1" part and the ",1" part.
I don't remember them extending to binary packages either.

 

[W.hâ/t]

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/makefiles/#makefile-naming
This is for freebsd own patches, etc see PORTREVISION

 

[Buck]

Found it here makefiles

 

[SirDice]

The _1 is the PORTREVISION, the ,1 is the PORTEPOCH. See the link W.hâ/t posted.

 

[Buck]

Yeah, I didn't read it closely enough but a search for ",1" brought me to the relevant section.

 

[Buck]

It would appear that Linux uses a simpler convention for package naming? I see they simply increase the number on the right without delving into details. Is that so?

 

[SirDice]

Depends on the distribution and the package manager being used there.