Hi Tobias, Tobias Frost <t...@debian.org> writes:
> Hi Xiyue, > > when packaging a git snapshot, I feel this should be indicated in the > upstream version that it is based on the old one, something like > <last-upstream-version>+<git-snapshot-indicator> > > In your case I'd 20210802+git20231023 as upstream version. > > Long time ago I did something like that for dhewm3, you > can see the watch file here: > https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/dhewm3/-/blob/debian/1.5.0+git20181221+dfsg-1/debian/watch?ref_type=tags > > (not marking moreinfo, as other people might see that differently.) Thanks for your comments! I actually also thought about this but ended up not following that idea because it will end up with 3 different versions based on dates: * 20210802 which is the last tagged version[1], * 20221027 which is specified in the upstream source[2] and will end up in the installed elpa package directory but was never tagged, and * 20231023 which is the date of the latest upstream commit[3] when sending this email. I think 20210802+git20231023.<hash> follows the current practice but will be *very* confusing when user will find that the package is installed at /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/lua-mode-20221027. I chose 20231023~git as a compromise just to avoid having too many dates there, which is still possible to upgrade to 20231023 should that be tagged one day. I think the next choice could be 20221027+git20231023.<hash> just so there is one less date to deal with. Wdyt? [1] https://github.com/immerrr/lua-mode/tags [2] https://github.com/immerrr/lua-mode/blob/master/lua-mode.el#L15 [3] https://github.com/immerrr/lua-mode/commit/d074e4134b1beae9ed4c9b512af741ca0d852ba3 > > -- > tobi > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 10:02:48AM -0700, Xiyue Deng wrote: >> Package: sponsorship-requests >> Severity: normal >> >> Dear mentors, >> >> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "lua-mode": >> >> * Package name : lua-mode >> Version : 20231023~git-1 >> Upstream contact : immerrr <imme...@gmail.com> >> * URL : https://github.com/immerrr/lua-mode >> * License : GPL-3+ >> * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/emacsen-team/lua-mode >> Section : lisp >> >> The source builds the following binary packages: >> >> elpa-lua-mode - Emacs major-mode for editing Lua programs >> >> To access further information about this package, please visit the following >> URL: >> >> https://mentors.debian.net/package/lua-mode/ >> >> Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: >> >> dget -x >> https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/lua-mode/lua-mode_20231023~git-1.dsc >> >> Changes since the last upload: >> >> lua-mode (20231023~git-1) unstable; urgency=medium >> . >> * Sync to latest upstream snapshot (d074e41) >> * Drop the patch applied upstream and reorder the remaining patch >> * Update upstream license to GPL-3+ following upstream change >> * Add a missing upstream copyright holder >> >> Regards, >> -- >> Xiyue Deng >> -- Xiyue Deng
