On Sat, 2025-12-20 at 23:56 +0000, Christopher Obbard wrote: > While preparing my first few stable updates, I noticed that packages > in stable-proposed-updates use both `~debXuY` and `+debXuY` version > suffixes. > > The Developer’s Reference > ( > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#s > pecial-case-uploads-to-the-stable-and-oldstable-distributions) > says both forms are acceptable, but does not indicate which is > preferred.
That section of DevRef links to https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#special-version-conventions , where the "Stable updates" section explains when each would be used. It's not really a case of which is preferred. The two conventions are used in different circumstances, and the one that is appropriate should be used. Regards, Adam
