Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rosegarden
re: Version 1:1.6.1-1ubuntu1 ... why does this package have such a screwy version number? it is a problem: I want to replace this very antiquated rosegarden with a more modern version 1.7.3, so I followed the package maintainer's guide and created the dir rosegarden-1.7.3 and built a package and installed it and it worked beautifully, but now Update Manager keeps pestering me to "upgrade" to version 1:1.6.1 :( so I tried to build 1:1.7.3 ... but $ dh_make --createorig The directory name must be <package>-<version> for dh_make to work! I cannot understand the directory name or you have an invalid directory name! the 'official' package violates this naming rule, and the package building tools enforce that rule, and, I guess technically, this violates the GPL clause that says free software must contain the build instructions to recreate the package from source :) Can the version number be changed to remove that one-colon so the version numbers will sort correctly in Update Manager and once again 1.6.1 will be LESS than 1.7.3? Please? ** Affects: rosegarden (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- why the screwy version number for the package? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264564 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs