Re: Chaning a new package still in incoming?
>>>>> On Wed, 5 May 1999 17:07:19 +0200, Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> said:
Josip> On Wed, May 05, 1999 at 09:26:14AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith
Josip> wrote:
>> > > 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.
>>
>> Good point. It's too late now, unless I upload a new -2 version
>> identical to the changed -1 version.
Josip> Actually, I don't think that that is so important. Person who
Josip> downloads files from Incoming knows that he may have trouble
Josip> with them. If he doesn't know that, he is a fool, IMHO.
Sure, but that doesn't mean you should avoid doing things that are
simple and help make things easier for those who install from
Incoming. In this case both apply.
Dres
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