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Subject: packaging-manual: about versions based on dates
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Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.20
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Some time ago, there was a discussion on debian-policy about how version
numbers should be formatted if there are based on dates. The following
policy proposal is a compromise between the different ideas that have been
presented in the discussion.
This text was part of the Policy Weekly Issue #5 posting (topic 15) and
has been approved by the developers. Please add this text (probably
rewritten) into the Packaging Manual. Feel free to contact me, if you have
any questions.
Thanks,
Chris
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In general, Debian packages should use the same version numbers as the
upstream sources.
However, in some cases where the upstream version number is based on a
date (i.e., a development `snapshot' release) dpkg cannot handle these
version numbers currently, without epochs. For example, dpkg will consider
`96May01' to be greater than `96Dec24'.
To prevent having to use epochs for every new upstream version, the
version number should be changed to the following format in such cases:
`96-05-01', `96-12-24', and starting with the year 2000 `2000-12-24'. It
is up to the maintainer whether he/she wants to bother the upstream
maintainer to change the version numbers upstream, too.
Note, that other version formats based on dates which are parsed correctly
by dpkg should _NOT_ be changed.
Native Debian packages (i.e., packages which have been written especially
for Debian) should always use the `YYYY-MM-DD' format.
-- Christian Schwarz
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From: Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
These bugs have been fixed in debian-policy 3.1.0.0; changelog follows.
Julian
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Changes: debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
#45561, #42447, #48570)
* Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
* Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
* Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
directoried (closes: #41547)
* FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
* Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
* Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
* Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
* Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
* Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
* Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
* Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
package criteria (closes: #45318)
* Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
#41829)
* Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
* Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
* Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
* Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
* Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
* Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
* Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
#40766, #40767)
* Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
* Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
* packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
* The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
(closes: #17621)
* Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
#19179)
* Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
#41095)
* s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
* Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
