Re: Help: Updates of Upstream Versioning

2005-02-26 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Ben Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.26.1746 +0100]:
> I'm updating some code from an upstream source, so do I give this
> version a different version number?

Use the Debian revision and send patches upstream.

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Re: Help: Updates of Upstream Versioning

2005-02-26 Thread Nico Golde
Hello Ben,

* Ben Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-26 17:48]:
> I'm updating some code from an upstream source, so do I give this
> version a different version number?
> 
> For example, if it's 0.3.1, should I call it 0.3.1.1 or use a different
> format?

No. In my opinion it is the best thing to just include the
patch via dpatch.
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Re: Help: Updates of Upstream Versioning

2005-02-26 Thread Ben Hill
On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 17:55 +0100, Nico Golde wrote:
> Hello Ben,
> 
> * Ben Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-02-26 17:48]:
> > I'm updating some code from an upstream source, so do I give this
> > version a different version number?
> > 
> > For example, if it's 0.3.1, should I call it 0.3.1.1 or use a different
> > format?
> 
> No. In my opinion it is the best thing to just include the
> patch via dpatch.
> Regards Nico

The updates are to do with copywritten artwork, and upstream may not
want the updates.


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Re: Help: Updates of Upstream Versioning

2005-02-26 Thread Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo
On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 05:11:54PM +, Ben Hill wrote:
> > > I'm updating some code from an upstream source, so do I give this
> > > version a different version number?
> > > 
> > > For example, if it's 0.3.1, should I call it 0.3.1.1 or use a different
> > > format?
> > 
> > No. In my opinion it is the best thing to just include the
> > patch via dpatch.
> > Regards Nico
> 
> The updates are to do with copywritten artwork, and upstream may not
> want the updates.

So keep them as patches and don't change orig.tar.gz and upstream version.

regards
fEnIo

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