Scott Kitterman wrote: > The "really" mechanism is useful for derivatives that don't want to get a > higher epoch than Debian, but in Debian, I totally agree. Just because it > makes sense for a derivative, doesn't mean it makes sense for Debian.
It makes sense for Debian, too. Epochs were invented to handle changes to the version numbering *scheme*. They work well for that. The "really" trick works better for temporary decreases in version number, and the conspicuousness is actually a good thing imho. This was discussed recently: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/04/msg00248.html Hope that helps, Jonathan -- 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/20130507231413.GA11948@elie.Belkin