On Sun, Jul 25, 2004 at 11:54:56PM +0200, Hilko Bengen wrote: > Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 04:25:30PM +0200, Hilko Bengen wrote: > > > >> Why has a new Debian version been introduced? Previous security > >> fixes followed a numbering scheme 4.1.2-6woody$i, the last version > >> being 4.1.2-6woody3. > > > > That scheme is used for non-maintainer uploads. The maintainer > > prepared this package, however, and chose to use 4.1.2-7. > > This is the first time I noticed the Debian version being bumped... I > see a potential (general) problem with this: 4.1.2-7 might have > existed in both Woody and Sarge and reflected different states of the > package in each distribution. > > I haven't checked whether this has been the case and, given that PHP > has evolved quite a bit since Woody was released, it might not have > mattered much in this particular case. But if Debian manages to > release more often in the future and less-frequently updated packages > are treated like this, we might run into confusion.
Selecting an appropriate version number is part of the security update process, and includes checking that it is unique. -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
