On Sun, Feb 27, 2000 at 07:10:09PM -0800, Seth R Arnold wrote: > * Michael Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000227 19:03]: > Hello there. You would not be alone if you were to not use the x.x.x-x > notation; apt, dpkg, and alien all forgo the -x bit. I don't know for > sure that I would recommend it -- I think I have read somewhere that > missing the debian change number implies it is a debian-specific tool. That's one of the things I was worried about. Does anybody else have any comments on this?
> More so than just the implications, however, is convenience. If you > every make a mistake to the postinst or preinst or other debian specific > packaging aids, you will have to bump the version number on what you > release as well when you fix the problem, even if the problem existed > only in the debian package. The problem is that seeing as the debian package comes straight from the original source tree, any modifications to the debian specific files means a modification of the source tree. Therefore, I feel it more appropriate to increase the version number of the whole source, not just the debian package. > So, you can do it, and I don't think anyone will be upset at you, nor do > I think anything will break; but it might be more work on yourself. I'm wondering: is there anything in policy about this? Can't seem to find anything, however I may have missed it. -- Alcaron "Look at you, hacker: a pathetic creature of meat [EMAIL PROTECTED] and bone, panting and sweating as you run through http://www.vurt.net/~alcaron my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?"
