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Re: Uniqueness of .deb versions/filenames over distributions



On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 4:15 AM, Tim Landscheidt wrote:

> - Must .deb versions/filenames be unique over all distribu-
>   tions or is it sufficient if package_0.1_amd64.deb is
>   unique in a distribution (and thus there is an error in
>   aptly)?

I guess by distributions you mean suites. It depends on the layout of
your repository but most repositories have a shared pool rather than
suite-specific pools, so files with the same name must contain
identical data.

> - If they must be unique over all distributions, what is the
>   best practice for debian/* in that case?  AFAICS, one
>   could consider the package for Precise a "backport" and
>   follow the versioning scheme for backports, but I would
>   like (very much) to keep one combined source repository.

I expect backports is the way to go.

-- 
bye,
pabs

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