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Bug#966373: marked as done (general: Version for derivatives between binNMU and stable update)

Your message dated Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:12:37 -0700
with message-id <20210317231237.ruvkwu4nrhf5dm4b@qor.donarmstrong.com>
and subject line Please stop reopening bugs that maintainers have closed
has caused the Debian Bug report #966373,
regarding general: Version for derivatives between binNMU and stable update
to be marked as done.

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If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.

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Package: general
Severity: wishlist

For those who care about Debian derivatives:

A derivative may be deployed as an overlay rather than a full archive.
Modifications from the derivative live together with originals from
Debian, but modifications must have a higher version.

Full archives use this approach to increase the version:
1-1 → 1-1foo1

This does not work with overlays because of binNMUs:
1-1+b1 > 1-1foo1
1-1+b1 > 1-1foo1+b1

A binNMU may be unnecessary in the derivative. Also, these versions are
disruptive:
1-1+b1foo1
1-1+b1foo1+b1

Thus, overlays should use this approach:
1-1 → 1-1.0foo1

However, regular uploads to stable and oldstable distributions may use
the same signalization ("+") as binNMUs, so:
1-1+deb1u1 < 1-1.0foo1

Therefore, please use a higher version for these uploads, such as:
1-1 → 1-1.0+deb1u1

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tag 966373 wontfix
thanks


On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:45:38 +0100 Javier Serrano Polo <javier@jasp.net> wrote:
> Another closure, this time without excuse. It is obviously a mistake,
> because Debian derivatives are welcome, right? I will correct this.

Please stop reopening bugs which have been closed by Debian Maintainers.
If you disagree with the maintainer closing a bug which affects their
package, the correct procedure is to discuss the issue with the
maintainer respectfully, and attempt to come to a resolution,
potentially by preparing patches or otherwise doing the work.

Continuing to play bts ping-pong by reopening bugs will result in me (on
behalf of owner@bugs.debian.org) removing your ability to modify bugs.

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exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves
only the unanimity of the graveyard.
 -- Justice Roberts in 319 U.S. 624 (1943)

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