I think it is about time that I changed the way I handle one element of my sponsoring: I think that trying to retain the same Debian version during the entire sponsorship process is prone to error and teaches bad habits. In future, I think it is easier for everyone if every change during sponsorship gets a new Debian version, so if you need me to sponsor packages, each upload to mentors.debian.net must use a new Debian version. The simplest way to do that is with 'dch -i' and then a comment about what was fixed in this upload. This is how the Debian archive expects everyone to handle debian/changelog so this is what I should encourage during sponsoring. This doesn't affect any other sponsor, it's just a change in how I prefer to sponsor. Reasoning: 1. Using the same version all the time means that I have to either use a separate directory or remove all trace of the previous download before using dget -x and I would much prefer to have those other versions around - if only to ensure that I know which problems are meant to have been fixed without relying on my memory! :-) 2. Using separate versions also allows easy use of debdiff and 'interdiff -z' which are invaluable for checking exactly which files have been changed between versions. 3. Using different versions also means you usually only upload the .orig.tar.gz once so that makes it easier for slow or problematic connections. (One day, I'll get around to a checklist on people.debian.org) -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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