On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:25:38 +0100, Joachim Wiedorn <[email protected]> wrote: > Julien Valroff <[email protected]> wrote on 2011-03-20 21:48: > > > The best I have found is to use something like: > > <latest_upstream_release>+gitYYYYMMDD.<githash> > > Please be aware, that "+" is not the optimal connector. > Try dpkg --compare-versions and see: > > a) 1.2.0 is less than 1.2.0+git2011 > > b) 1.2.0 is greater than 1.2.0~git2011 > > The version b) is the better way. So please use "~" > as connector.
Except that Julien did mention using the latest upstream release version, which implies that the git hash is later than the upstream release, so '+' is correct... Here's an example with a timeline: | | 1.2.0 is released (if packaged, version 1.2.0-1 or whatever) | | new Debian package version, including git changes since 1.2.0 | | 1.2.1 is released | V In this example, the Debian package version could be either 1.2.0+gitYYYYMMDD.<githash>-1, which could be read as "everything in the 1.2.0 release plus all changes since, up to git hash <...> on YYYYMMDD", or 1.2.1~gitYYYYMMDD.<githash>-1, which could be read as "the 1.2.1 release currently being prepared, as of git hash <...> on YYYYMMDD". Which you choose would depend on whether you're packaging the release plus some fixes, or you're packaging a preview of the next release... Regards, Stephen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
