On 07/31/2012 08:14 AM, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 08:24:57AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > >>> $ dpkg --compare-versions 2.0.0-beta6-1 gt 1:2.0.0 && echo $? >>> >>> There are people who do not like epochs - but this is the clean way. >>> >> indeed, I think that using an epoch is a bit too much at the moment. >> > Could you please explain why you consider epoch as "a bit too much"? > > >> For >> instance, we do not know how long 2.0.0 will last, as sometimes minor >> corrections are released very shortly after a release, and packages with >> version numbers like 2.0.1 would solve our problem. >> >> I would recommend to ignore the warning until 2.0.0 is released. >> > In this case version 2.0.0-beta6 users will not notice the final > release. I fail to see your problem in using a technique which was > invented exactly for this purpose. > > Kind regards > > Andreas. > >
Hi Andreas, I would like to avoid adding the epoch in the middle of the minor releases, i.e. -betaX. Because the only reason is lintian's warning and not a significant change in the software. And I also agree with Charles that it is better to wait until we really need to add the epoch. If we will need to do so at all. Best regards, Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-med-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/501790f1.2020...@gmail.com
