Re: Bug#29955: policy versions aren't parallel with packaging-manual

[Bob Hilliard <hilliard@flinet.com>]

Adam Di Carlo <apharris@burrito.onshore.com> writes:

> In article <[🔎] m0ziL0A-000LJSC@bobspc>, Bob Hilliard <hilliard@flinet.com> writes:
> >      The most recent version of packaging-manual is 2.4.1.2, while
> > the most recent version of debian-policy is 2.5.0.0.  I believe
> > there has been agreement on the policy list that these documents
> > would maintain parallel version numbers.
> 
> Why should they?  Not that I'm saying they definately shouldn't, I'm
> just trying to understand the reasoning.

     There is some overlap between the packaging and policy manuals.
A new maintainer must study both documents in parallel to understand
how to make a policy-compliant package.  IIRC, (I can't cite a
specific example at the moment) there have been occasions when the
two manuals contradicted each other.

Bob
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