Your message dated Wed, 04 Jul 2018 11:05:28 +0000 with message-id <[email protected]> and subject line Bug#891216: fixed in debian-policy 4.1.5.0 has caused the Debian Bug report #891216, regarding Requre d-devel consultation for epoch bump to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: debian-policy Version: 4.1.3.0 We had another thread on debian-devel recently, in which it once again became evident that epochs are misunderstood. Epoch bumps should be rare and there are often better solutions. I suggest that we should ask people to consult debian-devel. Also we should encourage the +really convention rather than epoch bumps. Concretely, epoch This is a single (generally small) unsigned integer. It may be omitted, in which case zero is assumed. If it is omitted then the upstream_version may not contain any colons. - - It is provided to allow mistakes in the version numbers of older - versions of a package, and also a s previous version numbering - schemes, to be left behind. - package + + Epochs can help when the upstream version numbering scheme + changes, but they must be used with care. In Debian, please + consult debian-devel when changing the epoch. ... Note that the purpose of epochs is - to allow us to leave behind mistakes in version numbering, and to cope with situations where the + upstream version numbering scheme changes + and to allow us to leave behind serious mistakes . + + Epochs should not usually be used when + a package needs to be rolled back (use the +really convention) + or to cope with - It is not intended to version numbers containing strings of letters which the package management system cannot interpret (such as ALPHA or pre-), or with silly orderings. + + If you think that increasing the epoch is the right situation, + please consult debian-devel before doing so + (even in experimental). Ian.
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--- Begin Message ---Source: debian-policy Source-Version: 4.1.5.0 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to [email protected], and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Sean Whitton <[email protected]> (supplier of updated debian-policy package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [email protected]) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 11:49:10 +0100 Source: debian-policy Binary: debian-policy Architecture: source Version: 4.1.5.0 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Debian Policy Editors <[email protected]> Changed-By: Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Description: debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents Closes: 787816 864615 880920 891216 901160 Changes: debian-policy (4.1.5.0) unstable; urgency=medium . * Policy: Update section 4.1, "Standards conformance" Wording: Ian Jackson <[email protected]> Seconded: Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Seconded: Holger Levsen <[email protected]> Closes: #901160 * Policy: Require d-devel consultation for each epoch bump Wording: Ian Jackson <[email protected]> Seconded: Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Seconded: Paul Gevers <[email protected]> Closes: #891216 * Policy: Document Rules-Requires-Root Wording: Niels Thykier <[email protected]> Wording: Guillem Jover <[email protected]> Wording: Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Seconded: Paul Gevers <[email protected]> Closes: #880920 * Policy: Update version of POSIX standard for shell scripts Wording: Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Seconded: Simon McVittie <[email protected]> Seconded: Julien Cristau <[email protected]> Seconded: Gunnar Wolf <[email protected]> Closes: #864615 * Policy: Update version of FHS from 2.3 to 3.0 Wording: Simon McVittie <[email protected]> Seconded: Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Seconded: Julien Cristau <[email protected]> Closes: #787816 * Add reference link to section 4.1 to section 5.6.11. Checksums-Sha1: bd2f88c5142e649785c05651cbd6d6d1e09073e6 2001 debian-policy_4.1.5.0.dsc ca762a93462cf924cddf392e749d3394350b8eda 461188 debian-policy_4.1.5.0.tar.xz Checksums-Sha256: 701e93245119f200b328f946f48d1bb2de64acd54efccb17fbd0facd40729112 2001 debian-policy_4.1.5.0.dsc 3de86786b2c33b6ef914f1bd02c74bbf640b6b951ff9ce6b9c651ce64a5842a6 461188 debian-policy_4.1.5.0.tar.xz Files: d9a472e6342de171b25689a9ebdeb885 2001 doc optional debian-policy_4.1.5.0.dsc f6f7cdbea663f05f6bd57e2f44ca05bc 461188 doc optional debian-policy_4.1.5.0.tar.xz -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEm5FwB64DDjbk/CSLaVt65L8GYkAFAls8pmkACgkQaVt65L8G YkDVkg/+Pa5Nv8liMbbkk/EKLqNCA3THEMFOMGP/p+sfHrnqotdCzIC0qv9IDW8e HG9N2MBEQg7+WfTE/7KpRSk9YkGOr4slVts4ST5Yu1PmVpzMg60X2k97KTOQfSU0 7uyLehkeUAcGJ306axc9AafoyQEBp3Y0qEn0OAbg+s9UYCgf4/k3MhxHje4o0q+S CVfaT5so4B9XB9dMIAc+obCVd3zLjySS7Sqb33ktrfedhyWvPJPXOtX2X6BDY6ci L7hpBn0KfwFeze0zLVteyhM4rvTyFYfCCY8E9+bnylKWMQcglKwgeNfA1+oKUyXZ ZDmAYvRG4iFAO6UFxYGtlrSevrLW52a8uJ5SLLR78wYAx+zzceRgqPdxC7qVB2La C6r4Espvj+vFT9kANhN7V2iy89CKz6f8HcmYa/1QNjhz5wtPDNMV8hbY51saMv37 8L5V2jeq1DBidcN2HvtqMZpzqlsnjvSe0xKNtAjYfcj+HHOk+P1jb8Zlv2MnugHp CQwzouqfVEn0qQEOO+krWr6pqFFGDqEIDCRx1ykex7gG2yKpBE7nhIjdD5rOXZUk oovyvURtfR9zTjGx3YB10VsX400sA+bKjwVA79a3P0nm5f+psvcXHL8XVmwI+hOW zsMjhc1lB+unmiiKHAvrzCY1w2aqxVDbPSV0hD+qsbjNSxuoebA= =7Eep -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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