Hello Christoph, On Sat, Nov 11 2017, Christoph Biedl wrote: > So I'd like to suggest an addition to "3.2. The version of a package", > for clarification, wording in the simplest form: > > | For any package, a version number must never be re-used. > > What I'd like to express but I guess is a bit too long: > > | Unless bitwise identical, no two files that share the base name and > | have a version number in it may exist anywhere in the archives, > | ever. Slight wrinkle here: epochs are not included in filenames. So we might have both foo_1.1.dsc and foo_1.1.dsc where one has version 1:1.1 and the other has version 2:1.1. > PS: Aside, I like the new presentation format of the policy document > as seen in </usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy-1.html>. Improved > visual, policy version number at the very beginning, maintainer script > flowcharts, upgrading checklist included, but no additional and > dangerous requirements for using the document (i.e. works fine without > JavaScript). Much appreciated. Thanks! -- Sean Whitton
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