+// BaseVersion - Return the upstream version string /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* This strips all the debian specific information from the version number */
+string pkgBaseVersion(const char *Ver)
+{
+ // Strip off the bit before the first colon
+ const char *I = Ver;
+ for (; *I != 0 && *I != ':'; I++);
+ if (*I == ':')
+ Ver = I + 1;
+
+ // Chop off the trailing -
+ I = Ver;
+ unsigned Last = strlen(Ver);
+ for (; *I != 0; I++)
+ if (*I == '-')
+ Last = I - Ver;
+
+ return string(Ver,Last);
+}
+ /*}}}*/