On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 08:12:15AM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > Seeking seconds: > > > §3.2.2 Uniqueness of version numbers > > > > The part of the version number after the epoch must not be reused for > > a version of the package with different contents once the package has > > been accepted into the archive, even if the version of the package > > previously using that part of the version number is no longer present > > in any archive suites. > > > > Epochs are not included in the names of the files that compose source > > packages, or in the filenames of binary packages, so reusing a version > > number, even if the epoch differs, results in identically named files > > with different contents. This can cause various problems. > > > > If you find yourself wanting to reuse the part of a version number > > after the epoch, you can just bump the Debian revision, which doesn't > > need to start at 1 or be consecutive. seconded, thanks. -- cheers, Holger
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