Re: svn revs as version number

[Etienne Millon <etienne.millon@gmail.com>]

* Felix Natter <fnatter@gmx.net> [130603 20:39]:
> => The question is: Can we use "29618" (or "svn29618" or "r29618") as
> the debian version number (consistent with upstream) or do we have to
> use "0.0+svn29618"?

Hello,

As others pointed you can use 29618 as a version number and add an
epoch when upstream switch to a "classic" scheme.

There's also another way to do it, which is to use 0~29618 which
compares as less than 0. So, if upstream releases say 0.3, you can
switch to this version without bumping the epoch.

Personally I think this is better since you can release svn releases
or numbered releases (if any) at any moment without ever touching the
epoch. These versions are all in order:

  - 0~29618 
  - 0~31293
  - 0.3 (first numbered release)
  - 0.3+36932
  - 0.4

Cheers

-- 
Etienne Millon