Re: dpkg-genchanges failing - why?
Hi,
>>"Oliver" == Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> writes:
Oliver> In the end I managed to decipher the Perl script. The problem
Oliver> was because I had numbered the new version 1.3_0.82-1.
And promptly violated policy, I think. Well, if not policy,
then the packaging manual, which should be considered authoritative
in these kind of cases.
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The version number format is:
[epoch:]upstream-version[-debian-revision].
upstream-version
This is the main part of the version. It is usually version
number of the original (`upstream') package of which the .deb
file has been made, if this is applicable. Usually this will be
in the same format as that specified by the upstream author(s);
however, it may need to be reformatted to fit into dpkg's
format and comparison scheme.
The comparison behaviour of dpkg with respect to the
upstream-version is described below. The upstream-version
portion of the version number is mandatory.
The upstream-version may contain only alphanumerics and the
characters + . - : (full stop, plus, hyphen, colon) and should
start with a digit. If there is no debian-revision then hyphens
are not allowed; if there is no epoch then colons are not
allowed.
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The underscore is illegal.
Oliver> The matching inside dpkg-genchanges did not accept this as a
Oliver> normal package (? - I don't really understand what's going on
Oliver> inside there).
You really should read the packaging manual then.
Oliver> Not an entirely satisfactory solution, but good enough I
Oliver> suppose.
On the contrary, it is eminently satisfactory solution. Please
read the rest of the chapter on Debian package versions carefully.
manoj
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