RE: how to name a prerelease package
On 27-Jul-99 David Coe wrote:
> I'm preparing a new distribution of ispell (current upstream
> version, just packaging and debian standards changes), and
> at the same time preparing to package a prerelease of the
> next upstream version.
>
> Do we have a "standard" or traditional way of naming
> alternate upstream pre-release version packages?
>
> I'd like to call the packages ispell and ispell-prerelease
> or something like that. What do you suggest?
>
Why upload both? I would rather see either
a) upload the other to experimental
or
b) place it on a web/ftp site somewhere (with a package file so apt can get it)
or
c) just release it instead
why clutter the ftp with a package that will have to be removed?
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