On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 01:22:35PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: > > - 1.2-3+b1 > > > > "Plus build #n" style; this clearly identifies the fact that it's a > > bin-NMU in all situations. It does not pass (c), however we can > > alter the security and cdd upload format to +sec-woody1 (or any other > > string matching +[^ab]). > > > > - 1.2-3^1 > > > > "Build epoch" style; this would require changes to dpkg and APT's > > versioning scheme, requiring a skipped-release use delay. ^ would > > sort less than everything, including letters, so passes all 3. > > My personal feeling currently gravitates towards the +b1 form, with > > +sec-woody1 and +patch-ubuntu1 as possible security and cdd forms; I > > don't think we have enough time to get the build epoch style into all > > the required software and tested before sarge. > I guess we have enough time for even doing the build epoch right before > release of sarge. And, frankly speaking, I think we should first do the > right decision, based on the technical facts, and than consider how we > can implement the best solution. > My personal feeling is different to yours: I prefer the build epoch > solution, because I consider it the cleaner solution, even if it > requires changes to some packages. However, even if you disagree and go > to the +b-solution, I would prefer that much to the current one, and so > I hope that we are able to finalize the decision soon. One concern I have is that there are a finite number of sanely usable ASCII characters that aren't already spoken for, and that the remainder should be used sparingly. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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