On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 01:59:32PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:28:10 -0500
> "Roberto C. Sanchez" <roberto@connexer.com> wrote:
>
> > Right. However, I think we are rapidly approaching overkill in this
> > discussion. How about this:
> >
> > * the version string includes the date
>
> I still see no reason for any package built from svn to include the
> date in any version string. It just makes it look like the DD doesn't
> understand how SVN differs from CVS.
>
Right, and I would see it as the DD being "superior" to the user by
including something that might make no sense to the user.
> > * the changelog mentions the exact rev
>
> Wrong way around, IMHO. The ChangeLog normally includes dates, as does
> debian/changelog ('changelog' is ambiguous in this context) - it may
> include svn 'r' strings too but, primarily, ChangeLog uses dates and
> debian/changelog does not support anything but dates as timestamps.
>
I meant as an actual entry. Something like this:
* updated to r4387 from svn
> Take a look at gnucash - it outputs the svn 'r' number in the
> splashscreen and in the Help:About. A snapshot of gnucash would
> definitely need to use 2.0.2~r14542 - there's no place for a date when
> the package itself declares itself by means of svn 'r' numbers.
>
If that is the pattern used by upstream, that is fine. I think lots of
proprietary software packages do that as well. Something like version
2.0.1.5236, where 5236 represents a way to identify the exact revision
in the developer's source control system. Of course, most show the
version without that to avoid confusing users.
> It is trivial to retrieve the svn number from the checked out working
> copy during the build and therefore make a completely automated
> snapshot that incorporates the 'r12356' into any portion of the build.
>
I don't see how this makes things easier for the end user. By the end
user, I mean someone who is just interested in getting and installing a
package. Somebody wanting to customize/recompile/whatever will be able
to figure it out.
Regards,
-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sanchez
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