Re: Debian package without released upstream source
Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> writes:
> Hallo Nelson,
>
> Nelson A. de Oliveira <naoliv@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> On 6/4/06, Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> wrote:
>>> Now, my question is: Can I release a package that bases on not-released
>>> sources? If so, I request for an sponsor. Otherwise, what should I do?
>>> Wait?
>>
>> Well... you can.
>>
>> I saw on http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10646&release_id=241671
>> that it's a release candidate version, right?
>
> No. The source is here: http://dev.atmarama.org/xindy-2.2-beta2.tar.gz
> It's really outside of sourceforge. I've got it told here in the second
> mail:
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=9429234&forum_id=41680
>
>> There is no problem that the version is a release candidate or a beta
>> version or something else. You can release a package based on those
>> versions.
>
> Good to know.
Just make sure to use a version that sorts lower than a future actual
2.2 release. Optimaly 2.2~beta2 would be used but I think the DAK
still doesn't accept those. 2.1.99+2.2-beta might be a good choice.
MfG
Goswin
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