debian-policy: Version numbering: native packages, NMU's, and binary only uploads

2009-08-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.3.0 Severity: wishlist User: debian-pol...@packages.debian.org Usertags: normative issue Hi, Currently, there is some ambiguity in the areas of version numbering, debian_revision, native packages, and requirement for a diff.gz/orig.tar.gz files

Re: Debian Policy version

2006-05-05 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hi, On Thu, 04 May 2006, Joe Smith wrote: It seems to me that it is unreasonable for the PTS to be updated before the policy package actually hits the mirrors. There is a period of time after a package leaves incomming but before the mirrors are updated when the package is difficult to

Re: Debian Policy version

2006-05-05 Thread Joe Smith
Raphael Hertzog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems to me that it is unreasonable for the PTS to be updated before the policy package actually hits the mirrors. There is a period of time after a package leaves incomming but before the mirrors are updated when

Debian Policy version

2006-05-04 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Hi, In the PTS I see: The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 3.7.2 instead of 3.6.2.0). However, version 3.7.2.0 is neither in unstable nor at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ Both only have version 3.7.1.0. How comes that the PTS

Re: Debian Policy version

2006-05-04 Thread Frank Küster
Hendrik Sattler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, version 3.7.2.0 is neither in unstable nor at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ Both only have version 3.7.1.0. How comes that the PTS has a newer version than all the other sources? http://incoming.debian.org/ -- Frank Küster

Re: Debian Policy version

2006-05-04 Thread Joe Smith
Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hendrik Sattler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, version 3.7.2.0 is neither in unstable nor at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ Both only have version 3.7.1.0. How comes that the PTS has a newer version than