On 27 Dec 1997, Michael Alan Dorman wrote:
> Christian Schwarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > On 17 Dec 1997, James Troup wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > If the binary changes, the version number should change.
> >
> > Completely agreed. Everything else will only result in a big mess.
> >
> > I'll check our how I can make policy more clearly on this point and
> > include something in the next policy weekly posting.
>
> Of course, are you talking about the binary program, or the binary
> .deb?
>
> The binary program in question *did not change*, because its
> compilation and linkage environment's (effectively) did not.
>
> The *only* think that changed here was the dependency in the .deb.
>
> Just a twist to consider.
By changing the dependencies you changed the source package before, or?
With that, you'll have to use a new version number anyways.
> Anyway, I guess I didn't mean to start a big debate---I was pretty
> much convinced after Sven first mailed me that I probably ought to
> have bumped the version number. I just thought the policy should also
> be more explicit.
Agreed. (That's why we should continue the discussion until we have a
consensus.)
Thanks,
Chris
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