Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-14 Thread David Kalnischkies
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Jonas Smedegaard d...@jones.dk wrote: Not yet switched but renewed the old name, advertising new site one only in words - not technically with 301 redirection (yes, unsupported by APT but could be put on e.g. front page) The APT http method support redirects

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-14 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-05-14 at 09:51am, David Kalnischkies wrote: On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Jonas Smedegaard d...@jones.dk wrote: Not yet switched but renewed the old name, advertising new site one only in words - not technically with 301 redirection (yes, unsupported by APT but could be put on

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-14 Thread David Kalnischkies
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Jonas Smedegaard d...@jones.dk wrote: On 12-05-14 at 09:51am, David Kalnischkies wrote: On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Jonas Smedegaard d...@jones.dk wrote: Not yet switched but renewed the old name, advertising new site one only in words - not technically

Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Mike Hommey
Hi, I'm going to reintroduce unversioned libnspr4 and libnss3 for various reasons. These packages used to exist in the Debian archive, but the last time they were seen was in sarge. The first release *not* including them was etch. This is quite some time ago. The versions they had by then had an

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Samuel Thibault
Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new versions greater than these, I have to add an epoch. But do I really need to care about making the new versions greater than these packages last seen 4 years ago?

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-05-13 at 11:16am, Mike Hommey wrote: I'm going to reintroduce unversioned libnspr4 and libnss3 for various reasons. These packages used to exist in the Debian archive, but the last time they were seen was in sarge. The first release *not* including them was etch. This is quite some

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Adam Borowski
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:16:13AM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote: Hi, I'm going to reintroduce unversioned libnspr4 and libnss3 for various reasons. These packages used to exist in the Debian archive, but the last time they were seen was in sarge. The first release *not* including them was etch.

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-05-13 at 11:49am, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new versions greater than these, I have to add an epoch. But do I really need to care about making the new versions

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-05-13 at 12:16pm, Adam Borowski wrote: On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:16:13AM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote: I'm going to reintroduce unversioned libnspr4 and libnss3 for various reasons. These packages used to exist in the Debian archive, but the last time they were seen was in sarge. The

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2012-05-13 11:49 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new versions greater than these, I have to add an epoch. But do I really need to care about making the new versions

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Julien Cristau
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 12:40:14 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2012-05-13 11:49 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new versions greater than these, I have to add an

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Mike Hommey
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 12:40:14PM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2012-05-13 11:49 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new versions greater than these, I have to add an

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:16:13AM +0200, Mike Hommey a écrit : Hi, I'm going to reintroduce unversioned libnspr4 and libnss3 for various reasons. These packages used to exist in the Debian archive, but the last time they were seen was in sarge. The first release *not* including them was

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 02:23:38PM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote: Sounds like it would be safer to go with an epoch. You could vary the package name slightly instead, but I don't have a suggestion as to how, and you have to live with either. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Chris Knadle
On Sunday, May 13, 2012 06:28:03, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On 12-05-13 at 11:49am, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new versions greater than these, I have to add an epoch.

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Russ Allbery
Mike Hommey m...@glandium.org writes: I'm going to reintroduce unversioned libnspr4 and libnss3 for various reasons. These packages used to exist in the Debian archive, but the last time they were seen was in sarge. The first release *not* including them was etch. This is quite some time ago.

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On 12-05-13 at 10:51am, Chris Knadle wrote: On Sunday, May 13, 2012 06:28:03, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On 12-05-13 at 11:49am, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they had by then had an epoch. Supposedly, to make the new

Re: Version for a returning package

2012-05-13 Thread Chris Knadle
On Sunday, May 13, 2012 13:41:13, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On 12-05-13 at 10:51am, Chris Knadle wrote: On Sunday, May 13, 2012 06:28:03, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: On 12-05-13 at 11:49am, Samuel Thibault wrote: Mike Hommey, le Sun 13 May 2012 11:16:13 +0200, a écrit : The versions they