On Jan 11, 2008, at 16:51, markd@macports.org wrote:

- <para>If an epoch is used it must must never be decreased or reset - to zero, because this would always cause a port version comparison - to be incorrect after a port upgrade.</para> + <para>An epoch is not needed for most ports. If an epoch is used it + must never be decreased without updating the port's version number; + this will cause port version comparisons to be incorrect.</para>

I was led to believe that an epoch should never be decreased, ever, once it has been added to a portfile, even if the port's version is increased. I understood that the epoch takes precedence over the version. Do you have new information to the contrary?