Package: scala Version: 2.9.1.dfsg-1 Severity: important Lintian currently informs us about:
> I: dfsg-version-with-period > > The version number of this package contains ".dfsg", probably in a form > like "1.2.dfsg1". There is a subtle sorting problem with this version > method: 1.2.dfsg1 is considered a later version than 1.2.1. If upstream > adds another level to its versioning, finding a good version number for > the next upstream release will be awkward. > > Upstream may never do this, in which case this isn't a problem, but it's > normally better to use "+dfsg" instead (such as "1.2+dfsg1"). "+" sorts > before ".", so 1.2 < 1.2+dfsg1 < 1.2.1 as normally desired. Since upstreams uses an optional fourth number for hotfix releases, as we have seen with 2.9.0 and 2.9.0.1, we should use "+dfsg" for the next upload of a new upstream release. -Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
