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Re: versions / suffixes in experimental



Quoting Daniel Pocock (2014-09-25 09:16:46)
>
> Is there any convention for version numbers in experimental?

There are multiple conventions.


> E.g. when uploading to backports, we add a suffix like "A.B.C~bpo70+1" 
> so that the system can cleanly upgrade to version A.B.C when upgrading 
> to the next stable release.
>
> I have a package, version 2.2.5-5 in unstable and testing
>
> I uploaded 2.2.5-6 and 2.2.5-7 to experimental.  Should I have given 
> them versions like 2.2.5-6~exp1 or something and then upload a proper 
> 2.2.5-6 to unstable when I am happy with it?  Or should my next upload 
> to unstable by 2.2.5-8?  Or do I just ignore the version numbers I 
> uploaded to experimental and use 2.2.5-6 as the next version number 
> for an unstable upload, even if it doesn't contain the same things as 
> 2.2.5-6 in experimental?

Both approaches makes sense to me - depending on your reason for using 
experimental in the first place - and on your mood.


 - Jonas

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