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Bug#542288: debian-policy: Version numbering: native packages, NMU's, and binary only uploads



On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:29:57PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>         So, we should have:

> ,----
> |  Format:
> |     Version:=  [<epoch>`:']<upstream_version>[`-'<debian_revision>]
> |  Native Package NMU's:
> |     Version =~ m/\+nmu\d+$/
> |  Binary Only NMU's:
> |    Version =~ m/\+b\d+$/
> `----

>         The next tgree are tentative:
> ,----
> |  Non-native package NMU:
> |    Version =~ m/\-\.\d+$/
> `----
>         This is tentative since I can't see why we need to outlaw
>  packages adding \+nmu\d+ even on non-native packages. Perhaps policy
>  should butt out here, if the pattern is different for non-native NMU's
>  than for Native package NMU's.

Thus far, consistent with current practice.

> ,----
> |  Stable Security NMU's
> |    Version =~  m/\+deb\d\d.\d+$/
> |  Testing Security NMU's
> |   Version =~ m/\+debt\d\d.\d+$/
> `----
>         These last two do not have buy in from the security team, as far
>  as I can tell.

Right, since they're not actually being used by the security team I don't
think there's anything to be gained by declaring in policy that the security
team /should/ use this.

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