On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 11:06:32PM +0100, Hilmar Preuße wrote:
> I just noticed that it is not just a display issue on the web page, but a
> real issue: my latest uploaded was rejected telling me:
>
> Your upload included the source package proftpd-dfsg, version 1.3.8a+dfsg-1,
> however testing already has version 1.3.8+dfsg-8.
> Uploads to unstable must have a higher version than present in testing.
I mean, of course. What were you even expecting...?
> Can we override that anyhow?
Even if it was possible, how would that be of any help? You do realize
that versioning order matters for much more than whatever is shown on a
web page, right? Like, apt policy. Or what dpkg does.
> I can open an issue at upstream trying to
> remove the RfC files, but I guess he's not really interested in these Debian
> internals. Further it does not solve the issue for this particular upload.
You seem to have skipped the last paragraph of my last email. What
about that?
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