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Re: Chaning a new package still in incoming?



>>>>> On Wed, 5 May 1999 15:43:27 +0200, Sven LUTHER <luther@maxime.u-strasbg.fr> said:

 Sven> On Wed, May 05, 1999 at 09:26:14AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith
 Sven> wrote:
 >>
 >> Roderick Schertler wrote:
 >>
 >> > On Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:20:02 -0400, Peter S Galbraith
 >> > <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.
 >> > ca> said:
 >> > >
 >> > > I _just_ found a little bug and would like to replace with -1
 >> > > package with a new one with the same name (but new changes
 >> > > file with new checksum).  Can I do that?  Or Must I upload a
 >> > > version -2 ?
 >> >
 >> > You should use a new version number if it was in incoming for
 >> > more than a minute or two, because people download packages from
 >> > incoming and its mirrors.
 >> >
 >> > -- Roderick Schertler roderick@argon.org
 >>
 >> Good point.  It's too late now, unless I upload a new -2 version
 >> identical to the changed -1 version.

 Sven> a -1.1 will do also, altough dotted debian versions are
 Sven> ususally reserved for NMUs.

 Sven> or you could do a -1.updated or or something like that ...

Umm.  why would you even consider either of these options?  a -2 is
the only good choice (and I think a good idea in this case).

Dres
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