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), alpm-epoch(7), alpm-pkgrel(7), vercmp(8)