On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:38:15 +0100, David Paleino wrote: > > Meanwhile, could you explain the logic behind the version number 0.99-2+ds1. > > (I suppose one could also look up policy on this but I'm being lazy!) > Well. 0.99-2 because the archive already has 0.99-1. The "+ds1" part means > that > it has been repackaged ("Debian Source"), and 1... well, I didn't like > 0.99-2+ds ;)
If you look at the examples ... > 0.5.2.1.ds-1.1 > 4.57~ds.1-1 > 2.3.0+ds1-1 ... you see that the [.+~]ds[1] is part of the upstream version and not of the Debian revision (before the "-" and not after it). So I suggest you use e.g. 0.99+ds-1 for your package. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ | gpg key ID: 0x00F3CFE4 : :' : debian: the universal operating system - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' member of https://www.vibe.at/ | how to reply: http://got.to/quote/ `- NP: Van Morrison
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