Hello,
I hereby call for votes on the following resolution:
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Using its powers under constitution 6.1.5, the Technical Committee
issues the following advice:
1. It is not a bug of any severity for a package with a non-native
version number to use a native source package format.
2. Thus, we think that dpkg shouldn't issue warnings, or otherwise
complain, when a non-native version number is used w/ 3.0 (native).
3. We suggest that the wontfix tag on #737634 be reconsidered.
4a. We believe that there are indeed circumstances in which
1.0-with-diff is the best choice for a particular source package,
including, but not limited to, git-first packaging workflows.
This is because there is currently no other source format which is
such that avoid both (i) uploading the whole source, including
upstream, for every upload; and (ii) having to maintain
debian/patches/ inside the package tree.
4c. We believe that there are indeed circumstances in which
1.0-with-diff is the best choice for a particular source package,
including, but not limited to, git-first packaging workflows.
However, we recommend discontinuing use of 1.0-with-diff in other
circumstances, to simplify the contents of the archive.
This is because ... [second paragraph as in 4a].
5. We decline to comment on the recent source package format MBF.
Option A -- issue items 1-3, 4a and 5
Option C -- issue items 1-3, 4c and 5
Option X -- issue only items 1, 2, 3 and 5
Option N -- none of the above.
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Sean Whitton
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