Re: Correct version numbering for pre-Versions?
Quoting Simon Richter <sjr@debian.org> (2003-04-30 14:05:05 BST):
> Frank,
>
> > Of course I wouldn't want to put such a pre-Version into the Debian
> > archive.
>
> If it works at least to some extent, it may be a good idea to put it in
> the archive, accompanied by an R bug saying that this is not yet
> suitable for release (which will keep it out of testing). Exposure to a
> technology-savvy audience (unstable users) is a good thing for stuff in
> the final bug-fixing phases.
>
> > So, as long as upstream hasn't agreed to change this (or even stated
> > they never will), what should I do? In the special case where I came
> > across this, it's even worse: The development versions for to-be 1.2 are
> > numbered 1.2-1 to 1.2-4, and I fear the release will be just 1.2.
>
> The usual way is using "pre1", "pre2", ..., "rc1", ..., "rel". As a
> matter of fact, this sorts nicely.
IMO a release should have a bare version number. What I did is this:
cfengine2-2.0.5-1
cfengine2-2.0.5+2.0.6-pre1
...
cfengine2-2.0.6-1
Then all ugliness is confined for when you're doing ugly things :)
--
Andrew Stribblehill <ads@debian.org>
Systems programmer, IT Service, University of Durham, England
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