Hello, On Sat 20 Aug 2022 at 03:53PM GMT, Holger Levsen wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 03:29:59PM +0000, Stefano Rivera wrote: >> > > Epochs cause problems, [...] >> > which are? (I agree they are ugly and should often be avoided, but I don't >> > see any unsolved problems with them, which is why I'm asking.) >> The standard one is that people use them to revert an upload. > > ok, I agree that's bad. (but not the case here.) > >> But, epochs aren't used in the upstream tarball filename, so you then >> easily get a conflict between the old and the new one. > > I'd replace 'easily' with 'theoretically in rare cases' but I can see how > this is a valid point, sometimes. > > Thanks for the feedback. Epochs make it easier to accidentally violate Policy 3.2.2. -- Sean Whitton
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