Drew Parsons <dfparsons@ucdavis.edu> writes:
[with an unattributed quote from Chris:)]
> > That's no excuse for off-topic posts! I mean, by that logic,
> > *everyone* should move all their questions to deb-laptops.
> Everyone who has a laptop.
No -- general questions about Debian that aren't specific to laptops
should go in more general forums. Otherwise, -laptop will soon become
just as difficult to follow as -user.
> Why should I think I'm special? I'm not the only one with a laptop. I
> speak for anyone who does have one, and wants keep their laptop running
> optimally.
Anyone using Debian might have been interested in the topic. But
since you only posted to -laptop, that means that only people using
laptops will benefit from the information. Which is rather unfair,
IMO.
If you have problems with the volume of mail on -user (and I confess,
I do too), you can simply use either a newsreader or web browser to
skim for the answers to questions you ask there.
> > Note: since this is a flame, I posted it off list. But I'm not really
> > mad, so, if you ask me again off-list, I might actually answer your
> > question. :)
> OK, I'm listening...
Actually, someone else already answered: yes, the version number that
dpkg uses is extracted from the debian/changelog file. Renaming the
deb won't have any effect. So, if you want to override a package, you
need to edit this file, and create a new entry with a version number
that will sort later than any future revisions. E.g. if the official
Debian package is 2.3-6, and you want your privately built package to
take precedence, you'd have to make a changelog entry that sets the
version number to, e.g. "my.2.3-7".
Note: I sent this to the -user list, in case others have been
struggling with the same question. (Note to anyone reading it there
-- I'm not on -user, so followups may need to be cc'd to me.)
cheers,
Chris
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