Hi,
Version 0.17-1 was the one I had uploaded to mentors.debian.net with the typo in the number of the closed bug.why 0.17-2 and not 0.17-1?Well, I know that some DDs require it, but for me debian/changelog file is to document changes in package for other Debian users and developers and they don't care about unreleased versions. I don't need a changelog for my packages, I'm creating one for others.
I agree, and therefore I had also removed the entry 0.17-1 from the changelog for 0.17-2.
Actually I was not sure if it is possible/safe to upload a package twice with the same version number. In the RFS mail suggested by the debian.mentors.net system there is also a line for apt's sources.list. I do not know how much this is compatible with updates without a change in the version number. As it is not unlikely that the need for such changes in .diff.gz happens again, I would be happy about an explanation.
Anyway, if it's OK with you, I will change the version to 0.17-1 and upload the package to unstable (you don't have to upload another version to mentors.d.n)
That would be nice. Thanks. Alexander