Bug#857257: Re: Supporting configuration file changes between versions in unstable/testing
On 09/03/17 19:21, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> On 2017-03-09 18:00, Ian Jackson wrote:
>> To be fair to Pirate, Andreas Beckmann suggested #856606 that if
>> Pirate disagreed with Andreas, Pirate should go to the TC.
>
> The disagreement between Pirate and me is not about the RC-ness of
> #856606, but more about the general requirement of working upgrade paths.
>
> This is my understanding of Pirate's point:
>
> "Package P hasn't been part of any stable release so far, therefore
> upgrades from earlier package versions don't have to be supported.
> So not having a working upgrade path from version 1.2-3 in testing
> to version 1.2-5 unstable is not a bug."
>
> I didn't find anything in the policy about upgrade requirements ...
> but I think there is a general agreement that direct upgrades must work
> (and only skipping over stable releases is not supported).
Yes.
Cheers,
Emilio
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