port release candidate versioning question

[Arno Hautala]

> On 17 Aug 2020, at 15:40, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
> 
> We do not recommend setting the epoch to a date-like value. Simply use an increasing integer value. Its default value is 0. The first time you need to increase it, set it to 1; the second time, set it to 2, etc.

Is there any specific reason to _not_use a date-like value? It always struck me as a nice way to keep track of how the epoch has been changed, but I suppose it does add additional complexity for limited utility; or none, given that the Portfile date is available from source control.

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