Re: jessie released - backports related changes
Ok, clarified. Thanks.
Eriberto
2015-05-02 15:26 GMT-03:00 Alexander Wirt <formorer@formorer.de>:
> On Sat, 02 May 2015, Eriberto wrote:
>
>> I can be confused about the subject, but I think that '-v' option is
>> no longer necessary, right? If yes, I can see in 'Basic Rules':
>>
>> It is recommended to include all changelog entries since the last
>> version on debian-backports or since stable if it's the first version.
>> You should do this by passing "-v" to dpkg-buildpackage. Eg: "debuild
>> -v0.7.5-2", where "0.7.5-2" is the version in stable. If the package
>> wasn't in stable or backports before you don't have include the
>> changelog entrys (but you are free to do so). It helps others to
>> follow the changes introduced with the backport (by reading the
>> changes mailinglist).
>>
>> Can you clarify me?
> What on "recommended" is unclear?
>
> The mail also says:
> "It would still be pretty awesome for the above mentioned reasons if you
> could keep it as part of your workflow, especially for uploads that end in
> the policy queue, but we won't reject packages based solely on that anymore."
>
> We recommend the usage of -v, but we don't enforce it anymore.
>
> Alex
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