Re: libnbio-java versioning

["T. Alexander Popiel" <popiel@wolfskeep.com>]

In message:  <[🔎] 20020802014811.GA4734@skyjammer.com>
             Kenneth Pronovici <pronovic@skyjammer.com> writes:
>
>I maintain libnbio-java, which is a JNI non-blocking socket IO package
>for Java.  My current .deb is for upstream version 1.5.  The upstream
>maintainer has just released version 2.0, and the only difference from
>version 1.5 is that the package name changed from mdw.java to seda.java.
>
>Does anyone have any opinions on whether I should release version 2.0 as
>an upgrade to the existing package, or whether I should instead release
>a new package, libnbio2-java?
>
>Please CC me on replies...

I'd strongly recommend a new package for this one; otherwise, all
the software that relies on the code (in either the old or new
java package) would have to stick specific version info into the
dependencies, which is normally a sub-optimal thing.

- Alex