Re: Package release number.
peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> How is the "version number" interpreted?
>
> "1:" ?
epoch
Epochs can help when the upstream version numbering scheme changes, but
they must be used with care. You should not change the epoch, even in
experimental, without getting consensus on debian-devel first.
> "3.1" qemu release number?
upstream version. Indeed the qemu release number.
> "dfsg-8" ?
Quote:
“+dfsg.N” is a conventional way of extending a version string, when the
Debian package's upstream source tarball is actually different from the
source released upstream. This is typically because upstream's source
release contains elements that do not satisfy the Debian Free Software
Guildelines (DFSG) and hence may not be distributed as source in the
Debian system.
> "deb10u8" Debian 10, update 8?
Yes, debian version: Debian 10, update 8
> Additional ideas?
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#version
https://readme.phys.ethz.ch/documentation/debian_version_numbers/
https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/66094l/what_is_dfsg_in_package_version_numbers/
Regards,
Klaus.
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Klaus Singvogel
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