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+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+# This class ensures that the upstream version check only
+# accepts even minor versions (i.e. 3.0.x, 3.2.x, 3.4.x, etc.)
+# This scheme is used by Gnome and a number of other projects
+# to signify stable releases vs development releases.
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "[^\d\.](?P<pver>\d+\.(\d*[02468])+(\.\d+)+)\.tar"