Re: Correcting a version number

2013-12-11 Thread Andreas Metzler
Daniel Lintott dan...@serverb.co.uk wrote: On 10/12/13 19:21, Dominik George wrote: [2] http://qa.debian.org/cgi-bin/watch?pkg=vpcs_0.5b0-1 In that special case, I'd even say your versioning mistake is good because upstream's ~ notation is a mess. That char is reserved for Debian ;) (yes,

Correcting a version number

2013-12-10 Thread Daniel Lintott
~b0-1. I have seen some discussion on correcting the version number, either by using an epoch or by adding an additional part to the version number. - From what I can see, the only way to fix the version number here is to use an epoch, but from what I've this should be avoided if possible, so does

Re: Correcting a version number

2013-12-10 Thread Andreas Metzler
have seen some discussion on correcting the version number, either by using an epoch or by adding an additional part to the version number. - From what I can see, the only way to fix the version number here is to use an epoch, but from what I've this should be avoided if possible, so does anyone

Re: Correcting a version number

2013-12-10 Thread Dominik George
Hi, I have realised that in an earlier package upload, I made a blunder with regards the version of the package. Where is that package now? On mentors, or in Debian? -nik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: Correcting a version number

2013-12-10 Thread Daniel Lintott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/12/13 18:59, Dominik George wrote: Hi, I have realised that in an earlier package upload, I made a blunder with regards the version of the package. Where is that package now? On mentors, or in Debian? -nik The package is in

Re: Correcting a version number

2013-12-10 Thread Dominik George
[2] http://qa.debian.org/cgi-bin/watch?pkg=vpcs_0.5b0-1 In that special case, I'd even say your versioning mistake is good because upstream's ~ notation is a mess. That char is reserved for Debian ;) (yes, that's false and not so humble ;))! Why not keep your version numbering as it is and use

Re: Correcting a version number

2013-12-10 Thread Daniel Lintott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/12/13 19:21, Dominik George wrote: [2] http://qa.debian.org/cgi-bin/watch?pkg=vpcs_0.5b0-1 In that special case, I'd even say your versioning mistake is good because upstream's ~ notation is a mess. That char is reserved for Debian ;)