alpm-pkgver(7)         Miscellaneous Information Manual         alpm-pkgver(7)



NAME
       pkgver - upstream version information for ALPM based packages.


DESCRIPTION
       The pkgver format is a version format, that is used for representing
       upstream version information.  This format is used in build scripts or
       file formats for package data description or reproduction.

       A pkgver value is represented by a string, consisting of ASCII
       characters, excluding the ':', '/', '-' or any whitespace characters.
       The pkgver value must be at least one character long, and must not
       start with a '.' sign.  If an upstream version contains an invalid
       character, it is advised to replace it with a valid one or to remove
       it.


EXAMPLES

              "1.0.0"

              "1.0.0alpha"


SEE ALSO
       BUILDINFO(5), PKGBUILD(5), PKGINFO(5), SRCINFO(5), alpm-epoch(7),
       alpm-package-version(7), alpm-pkgrel(7), vercmp(8)

                                                                alpm-pkgver(7)