On Tuesday, May 07, 2013 10:31:55 PM Thorsten Glaser wrote: > Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe <at> d.umn.edu> writes: > > epochs never go away - AIUI. They detract from meaningful information > > in the version string. > > So do changelogs. But it’s not that hard to mentally strip away a > leading [0-9]+: in a version string. Especially when we have > monstrosities like 0.12.34-20130506-git0708090a-1 following. > Which are *also* justified. > > Just understand that Debian version strings can be ridiculously > long but justified in all cases. It’s the job of a distribution > to Do Things Right™ and consistent across packages.
Putting git hashes in the version doesn't qualify though. It's often useful information (for debian/changelog), but unlike (for example) a subversion revision number, a git hash doesn't help at all with ordering different versions. From your example, 0.12.34-20130506-1 would be fine. Scott K -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/9246171.PIbqOmKcgE@scott-latitude-e6320
