[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Add a rpm-version(7) man page for the rpm versioning system (PR #3885)

[Michal Domonkos]

@dmnks commented on this pull request.



> +
+# SYNOPSIS
+\[_EPOCH_*:*]_VERSION_[*-*_RELEASE_]
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+A label known as _EVR_ is used to refer to software versions in RPM
+consisting of one to three _components_:
+
+- _VERSION_ reflects the actual packaged software version.
+- _RELEASE_ reflects packaging revisions within that software version.
+- _EPOCH_ is an artificial override to allow working around versioning
+  anomalies.
+
+All RPM packages have a _VERSION_ and a _RELEASE_. In context of an
+_EVR_ label (such as in versioned dependencies), only the _VERSION_
+component is mandatory however.

To be honest, I'm not 100% sure the comma would've been grammatically correct either :sweat_smile: But yep, rewording always works.

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