Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> writes: > On Sat, 23 Jan 2016, Brian May wrote: >> * Wasn't sure what to do with the version number - I have to use a lower >> then then wheezy - so I merged the changelog entries for 2.6-* into >> one and named the version 2.6-1+deb6u1 > > The usual way to handle such cases is to append ~deb6u1 at the end > (possibly replacing the +deb7uX to avoid a too long version string).
So version 2.6-2+deb7u1~deb6u1 or 2.6-2~deb6u1? I considered doing this, and adding a new entry to the end of the changelog, however was worried that this would mean the changelog wouldn't be in the correct incrementing version order. If I get a good answer to this, I will consider updating the wiki page. (Assuming I can actually do so, in my attempts to create an account, I managed to completely block my access instead, it now tells me "You are not allowed to access this!" for all accesses - even with a different browser). > Did you check that the new upstream version is backwards compatible in > terms of usage? Yes. It is mostly bug fixes and several new features, such as SNI support. I did a diff, and compared. > I have to say that you have been a bit hasty in uploading a new upstream > version without giving other people chances to comment. There are multiple > persons who already looked at this package and who might have had some > advice, starting with Guido Günther who left the comment in the > dla-needed.txt file and possibly also the current package maintainer. I > remember also Thijs having commented on this package in the past. > > The packages had been waiting for months in the list and here you did not > even wait two days before uploading. > > Also in such cases you might want to try to invite users to test the > update before uploading... you might not get any feedback but at least > you did your best ot ensure the upgrade was safe for everybody. Ok, so it seems you main concerns where: (a) Not waiting long enough for feedback. How long is considered sufficient? I guess I should also CC the package maintainer too? (b) Not asking user's to test my update. Is it sufficient to ask on debian-lts, or should I ask in other places too? -- Brian May <[email protected]>
