Re: next step in contributing to Debian

[Vincent Cheng <vcheng@debian.org>]

Hi Nicholas,

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:00 PM, Vincent Bernat <bernat@debian.org> wrote:
>  ❦ 31 juillet 2015 18:42 -0400, Nicholas Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> :
>
>> https://readme.phys.ethz.ch/documentation/debian_version_numbers/
>>
>> So for xserver-xorg-video-savage_2.3.8-1, backported to jessie, the
>> version would be:
>>
>> xserver-xorg-video-savage_2.3.8-1.1~bpo8+1
>>
>> rather than
>>
>> xserver-xorg-video-savage_2.3.8-1+nmu1~bpo8+1
>
> It would be 2.3.8-1~bpo8+1 because a backport is not an NMU.
>
> Even if you wanted to add any such indication, you cannot modify the
> version part left of the "~", otherwise your backported version would be
> considered more recent than the non-backported one. 2.3.8-1.1~bpo8+0.1
> or 2.3.8-1.1~bpo8+0+nmu1 would be more correct. But again, not an NMU,
> just a regular backport.

FWIW, if this is your first time contributing a backported package,
you may want to read the rules and guidelines for backports
contributors [1]. Just to add to what Vincent said above, if you're
ever unsure about how to version your backported package, "dch --bpo"
takes care of that for you.

Regards,
Vincent

[1] http://backports.debian.org/Contribute/