Build id vs Version number in Synaptic

[Jim]

On 10/10/2017 02:30 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 9 October 2017 at 21:31, Jim <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Why do some packages use a build id to show the latest version and others
>> seem to use a version number?  For example Libreoffice Calc shows a build id
>> while Firefox shows a version number.
>>
>> This sometimes makes it difficult to determine how current a package in a
>> repository is when comparing it to a version of a program you may have seen
>> on the net.
> 
> Can you give a detailed example of exactly what you mean please?
> 
> Colin
> 

Never mind, I managed to confuse myself. I see now that the version 
number of Libreoffice for example is embedded in the build id shown in 
synaptic.

Regards,  Jim