Re: ~ in package versions
>>>>> "adam" == Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org> writes:
adam> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, Steve Langasek wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 12:00:43AM +1000, Paul TBBle Hampson
>> wrote: > I just wanted to confirm my recollection that now that
>> stable has been released > with support for ~ in package
>> versions in dpkg and apt, we can now use ~ in > package
>> versions for upload to the Debian archive.
>>
>> > Is this right, or have I misremembered?
>>
>> It was that such package versions could not be used *before*
>> sarge released, not that they would be supported immediately
>> *after* the release; the change has not yet been made to make
>> this possible for etch.
adam> Namely, as you told me on irc, that dak uses ~ internally as
adam> a separator; this obviously conflicts with dpkg's use of it
adam> in versions.
adam> So, to those wondering, this is more than just removing some
adam> simple forbiddince check. It also requires not just
adam> completely allowing it; ~ can only be allowed for uploads
adam> into testing and unstable.
Well and then what is pending for it?
- DAK support for it;
- APT support?
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