Re: Packages not making it into testing
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Anthony Towns wrote:
> On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:43:52AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > Note that binary only recompiles should be versioned as either:
> > > 5.4.6-3 -> 5.4.6-3.0.1
> > > or 5.4.6-3.1 -> 5.4.6-3.1.1
> > Perhaps a silly question: What't the correct versioning for a binary NMU
> > of a native package with version 1.2.3? A source NMU would have version
> > 1.2.3-0.1 (according to the Developer's Reference), so should a binary NMU
> > have 1.2.3-0.0.1?
>
> The usual thing to do is to number it as:
> 1.2.3 -> 1.2.3.1 (NMU)
> 1.2.3 -> 1.2.3.0.1 (arch specific recompile)
> ie, appending a ".0.1" to the source version.
The Developer's Reference says something else about source NMUs:
<-- snip -->
7.4.1. Source NMU version numbering
-----------------------------------
...
If there is no <debian-revision> component in the version number then
one should be created, starting at `0.1'. If it is absolutely
...
<-- snip -->
It doesn't matter for me if the version would be 1.2.3.1 or 1.2.3-0.1 but
it should be consistent (that means when 1.2.3.1 is right the
Developer's Reference should be corrected).
> Cheers,
> aj
cu
Adrian
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