Hi, Vaclav! I just wanted to create yade-bzr package to have the latest packaged bzr-version. I had no idea about virtual package yade-snapshot. I agree, it is better.
I will delete yade-bzr and create yade-bzr2XXX Thanks for suggestion. Anton On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Vaclav Smilauer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anton, > > there is some misunderstanding on how packages should be named. I had > the following scenario in mind: > > 1. Each yade version (release or snapshot) has a different package > *name* -- that makes it possible to install all version at once, > otherwise the newer package will upgrade the older one. > > That means that the version is embedded in the package name. PLEASE no > yade-bzr package, that breaks this scenario. Instead, yade-bzr1234 etc, > which provides yade-snapshot (the "snapshot" is consistent with the > system used in debian, e.g. gcc-snapshot etc). > > IIRC the scripts/debian-prep script was trying to do it this way. > > What it currently does wrong is to get the right *version* number (it > uses 1~distribution1 or such in all cases), which should be the same as > the one embedded in the name, plus updates etc: e.g. yade-0.50 would > have version 0.50.0~lucid1 etc, where lucid1, lucid2 and so on should > correspond to packaging changes, while 0.50.0, 0.50.1 etc to "upstream" > changes in the code itself (update releases). For snapshot packages, > there should be some deliberation. > > 2. Snapshot packages provide yade-snapshot *virtual* package; in such > case, installing yade-snapshot will drag in the latest non-virtual > package. Release package provide yade *virtual* package. > > Maybe you have some better reasons in mind, but please explain where are > you heading. > > Looking back at the e-mail, I might create a wiki page for that ;-) > > Needless to say, your packaging effors are greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, Vaclav > > -- > Vaclav Smilauer <[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~yade-dev<https://launchpad.net/%7Eyade-dev> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~yade-dev<https://launchpad.net/%7Eyade-dev> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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