Re: version numbering
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:13:23 +0200, Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> said:
> Scripsit Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org>
>> On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 05:31:34PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
>>> An example where an epoc would be needed would be if 0.7.3.3 was
>>> uploaded as 7.3.3 instead. The epoc is designed to handle this
>>> problem and allows 1:0.7.3.3 to be later than 7.3.3 to fix that
>>> situation. But that is not the case here and the epoc can be
>>> avoided.
>> Really, what's so bad about an epoch?
> As it was explained: It never ever goes away.
And?
manoj
debian-changelog-mode automatically increments the version numbers for
me, including the epoch, so it is no burden -- even the poor vi using
sods can just do cut and paste
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Uh-oh!! I forgot to submit to COMPULSORY URINALYSIS!
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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