Hi, On Tue, 14 Feb 2012, Sven Joachim wrote: > > Guillem Jover writes: > > > >> This still does not solve the other issues I listed, namely binNMUs > >> have to be performed in lock-step, more complicated transitions / > >> upgrades. > > > > I don't think I see where this is coming from. Are you talking about > > variation in gzip output ? Given the evidence we've seen here, in > > practice I think that is not going to be a problem. Certainly it > > won't demand that binNMUs be performed in lock-step. > > Guillem is referring to the need to to keep package versions in sync > across architectures, pretty much a necessity if you permit shared > files.
It's a matter of defining "in sync" as "having the same source version" instead of "having the same binary version". But such a change will require updates for APT too. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Pre-order a copy of the Debian Administrator's Handbook and help liberate it: http://debian-handbook.info/liberation/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120214151637.gb14...@rivendell.home.ouaza.com
