Bug#301799: kernel-tree-2.6.11: new upstream source available: 2.6.11.6

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 12:08:18AM +0900, Horms wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 11:55:27AM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Horms wrote:
> > > > It is much more user-friendly, and it readly provides information on the
> > > > most up-to-date tree it was synced with, in aptitude/dselect/synaptic...
> > > 
> > > Yes, but the problem is that each time it changes backages
> > > have to go through a NEW cycle.
> > 
> > I assume you mean for the binary packages? I was only paying attention to
> > the kernel-source, kernel-patch and kernel-tree packages...
> 
> To follow the current naming convention, I believe that they
> all would have to go through new, and also would not be
> an upgrade path, but a fresh install for users.

No, the packages would still be kernel-*-2.6.11, but the version number would
be 2.6.11.6-<debianversion>, yiedling stuff like : 

  kernel-source-2.6.11_2.6.11.6-1_all.deb

Which is ok, and doesn't trigger NEW. I vote for that.

Friendly,

Sven Luther