Bug#218893: Proposal: debian/rules.version file [Fix for the build-arch problem]
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 12:10:19AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > (What I dislike is a "format version", mandatory conversion of all
> > packages to the new format in the long run, and all that).
>
> What mandatory conversion to the new format in the long run?
As I see it: currently there is version 0 and 1. Suppose one
day version 2 is added. Requirement for version 2 will include
requirement for version 1. If you want to implement version 2,
you will have to implement version 1 even if it is not useful,
say for a Arch: all source package.
However, if you don't need version 2, you can stay to version 0.
As a parallel, some of my packages are still using DH_COMPAT=1
debhelper interface, and no one is complaining.
Cheers,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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