Hi, On Sat, May 17, 2008 09:41, martin f krafft wrote: [...] > I just got this error: > > Error: Changes files have different Format fields: > puppet_0.24.4-6~bpo40~madduck+1_source.changes:Format: 1.8 > puppet_0.24.4-6~bpo40~madduck+1_amd64.changes.binonly:Format: 1.7 > > and I wonder why mergechanges refuses to do the work. Is there > actually a reason why it shouldn't just take the newer format and > merge, adding fields only the older format defines? I realise this > sounds like a bad idea, but I do genuinly wonder why it wouldn't > work... mind you, I don't have much experience with the different > changes file formats...
It wasn't an arbitrary decision - when I discussed this with Raphael Hertzog on IRC before making the changes, he advised that mergechanges should only attempt to merge changes with the same format; I've added the dpkg list to CC for further input. Regards, Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
