Re: RFS: concordance
On 2009-06-04, Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu.tl@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I've applied the suggested changes to the files, and pushed it back on
>> mentors.debian.net. It's using the same version number as before, just
>> overwrote the files. Not sure if this is the preferred way to do this.
>> I'm aware that it's definitely not the case in a "proper" repository
>> :)
>
> For that very reason, I'm of the opinion that changes made after upload
> to a public repository (and yes, mentors.debian.net is a repository)
> should always be done in a new release of the package, just like it's
> done with all Debian repositories.
Mentors is not a public repository. it is a temporary staging area.
> This view is not universally held, though. Check with the sponsor of the
> upload; otherwise, read the arguments for and against and pick one that
> makes sense.
as I remember it, only one sponsor have expressed that he prefers the
revision bumped each time.
/Sune
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