Ben Gertzfield wrote: > Rob> 1) Use 20.5a-1 and epochs > > Ick. You'll be stuck with epochs forever. Gross.
I agree with Ben. > Rob> 2) Use 20.4-pre20.5-a-1 and no epochs > > This is much nicer. I'd use that, though I don't know what > you get by useing pre20.5-a versus pre20.5a. I agree with Ben. Rob also said: > I can't take the opposite tack and just name the Debian version 20.5, > because then when emacs-20.5.tar.gz is finally released upstream, the > upstream source tarfile will change contents even though the Debian > name for the upstream source file will stay the same > (emacs20_20.5.orig.tar.gz). Would people stone me if I suggested that you release emacs20_20.5-1pre20.5a now with emacs20_20.5.orig.tar.gz and later emacs20_20.5-2 using the -sa switch to force the inclusion of the original source under the same name again? (Then make sure all arches recompile it quickly) I presume the final release will make it under potato before the freeze anyway? Peter (waiting to be stoned)
