On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:51:19PM +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: > I have packaged a piece of software [1] which uses a version number > system which is not compatible with Debian's ordering. > > The version numbers go like > > 4.1 > 4.12 -> 4.1.2 > 4.2rc<n> -> 4.2~rc<n> > 4.2 > 4.21 -> 4.2.1 > (maybe 4.3)
> - persuade upstream to change the version numbering Usually the best version, because most of the distributions have some version comparision which will break on that versioning. > - add an epoch each time a new major release comes out (but policy > discourages this - see note at the bottom of 5.6.12) Epochs are to fix errors made in the versioning, not to workaround well-known problems. > - package 4.3, if/when it comes along, as 4.30 instead. - Use your own scheme, you don't need to follow upstream if you have reasons to do so. Bastian -- Vulcans do not approve of violence. -- Spock, "Journey to Babel", stardate 3842.4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]