On 21-12-17 15:43, Hunter Wittenborn wrote: > Why were my packages deleted again? They just got deleted by grawlinson again > - could you please explain what exactly is the problem with my packages? > > > > > If users really want to run the latest, they can run a `-git` version. > > > > Again, I have multiple releases, and I'd like users to be able to choose > between them. None of the three releases are meant to be like '-git' > packages, as they're all versioned, and the only one that would necessarily > be somewhat like '-git' would be 'makedeb-alpha', but my current system, > again, has these all versioned, and I'd prefer it be kept in the same manner > as makedeb is being maintained across other platforms.
vercmp(8) has this to say about version strings: > Version comparison operates as follows: > > Alphanumeric: > 1.0a < 1.0b < 1.0beta < 1.0p < 1.0pre < 1.0rc < 1.0 < 1.0.a < 1.0.1 > > Numeric: > 1 < 1.0 < 1.1 < 1.1.1 < 1.2 < 2.0 < 3.0.0 Additionally, let's look at Firefox packages: > extra/firefox 95.0.1-1 > community/firefox-developer-edition 96.0b6-1 > aur/firefox-nightly 97.0a1.20211208-1 The version numbers have clear separation, and it's easy to spot which are alpha/beta releases. With makedeb, it's all the same: > makedeb 8.8.8 > makedeb-alpha 8.8.8 > makedeb-beta 8.8.8 That's just confusing, and there's no clear separation between all of the packages. If you really want to keep them 'separate', I suggest fixing your versioning. -- George Rawlinson
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