"Dj Statik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am wanting to build custom packages of various utilities that are already > in the Debian archive. > > Is there a recommended versioning system I should use while building these > packages?
You should probably look in the Debian Policy Manual for details on how the versions work; if it were me, I'd obey the conventions for non-maintainer uploads (for non-native packages 1.2.3-4, use 1.2.3-4.1; for native packages 2.4.6, use 2.4.6.1). That makes you newer than the current Debian version but older than the "next" one, pretty much whatever it is. > I thought of using the word "custom" before the version number. > > blah-custom.1.0 > > but dh_make doesn't seem to like non numeric values in the version > string. If you really really don't want a pre-packaged version, ever, you also might use an epoch, like 999:1.2.3-4. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
