Re: NMU versioning

2008-05-04 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
On 29/04/08 at 11:54 +0200, Mike Hommey wrote: > FWIW, I think NMUing a package shouldn't end up with a sourceful upload > but should instead have a .diff.gz, whether it's a native package or not. When NMUing a native package, which problem would it add to upload a source package with a single .ta

Re: NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-30 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:17:12PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > I'd be very unhappy about that. For one, I think using such suffix in a > > field that forms part of users' everyday's life is, uhm, inappropriate > > or disruptive. What do they care if the version is a NMU or not? > Hu? And +dfs

Re: NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-29 Thread Kevin Mark
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:17:12PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Adeodato Simó wrote: > > > I want a consistent versioning scheme, thus +nmuX for both native and > > > non-natives packages. > > > > I'd be very unhappy about that. For one, I think using such suffix in a > >

Re: NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-29 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Adeodato Simó wrote: > > I want a consistent versioning scheme, thus +nmuX for both native and > > non-natives packages. > > I'd be very unhappy about that. For one, I think using such suffix in a > field that forms part of users' everyday's life is, uhm, inappropriate > or d

Re: NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-29 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Raphael Hertzog [Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:16:34 +0200]: > (reply-to set to debian-devel only) > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, James Vega wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:42:59PM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > > > This DEP is available on the Debian Wiki[1]. > > "The version must be the version of the last

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Mike Hommey
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 01:01:53PM +0200, Adeodato Simó <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Bastian Blank [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:55:23 +0200]: > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:16:28PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > > > * Mike Hommey [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:54:59 +0200]: > > > > FWIW, I think NMUing a packag

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Bastian Blank [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:55:23 +0200]: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:16:28PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > > * Mike Hommey [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:54:59 +0200]: > > > FWIW, I think NMUing a package shouldn't end up with a sourceful upload > > > but should instead have a .diff.gz, whether i

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Amaya
Kartik Mistry wrote: > someversion+nmu1, someversion+nmu2 for example see, bzflag package. It > is at 2.0.10.20071115+nmu1 right now. Thanks, that answers my question. -- ·''`. Come, let me sing into your ear, those dancing days are gone : :' : I carry the sun in a golden cup, the moon

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Bastian Blank
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:16:28PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Mike Hommey [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:54:59 +0200]: > > FWIW, I think NMUing a package shouldn't end up with a sourceful upload > > but should instead have a .diff.gz, whether it's a native package or not. > 100% agreed. (Assuming you me

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:16:28PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > > FWIW, I think NMUing a package shouldn't end up with a sourceful upload > > but should instead have a .diff.gz, whether it's a native package or not. > > 100% agreed. (Assuming you mean a NMU should never, ever, create a new > tarb

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Mike Hommey [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:54:59 +0200]: > FWIW, I think NMUing a package shouldn't end up with a sourceful upload > but should instead have a .diff.gz, whether it's a native package or not. 100% agreed. (Assuming you mean a NMU should never, ever, create a new tarball, particularly apply

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Mike Hommey
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:32:34AM +0200, Amaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James Vega wrote: > > "The version must be the version of the last upload, plus +nmuX, where > > X is a counter starting at 1." > > I have found that NMUing native source packages is a bit tricky, as in, > what is the con

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Kartik Mistry
On Tuesday 29 Apr 2008 3:02:34 pm Amaya wrote: > > "The version must be the version of the last upload, plus +nmuX, where > > X is a counter starting at 1." > > I have found that NMUing native source packages is a bit tricky, as in, > what is the consensuous regarding this increment? Where to incre

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-29 Thread Amaya
James Vega wrote: > "The version must be the version of the last upload, plus +nmuX, where > X is a counter starting at 1." I have found that NMUing native source packages is a bit tricky, as in, what is the consensuous regarding this increment? Where to increment? I hope I made myself understood

Re: NMU versioning

2008-04-25 Thread Russ Allbery
Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I want a consistent versioning scheme, thus +nmuX for both native and > non-natives packages. > > Consider this a wishlist bug against devscripts. :-) And the Developer's Reference. I do recommend actually filing said wishlist bugs, of course. :)

Re: NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflowsfor Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-25 Thread Adam D. Barratt
Raphael Hertzog wrote, Friday, April 25, 2008 3:16 PM On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, James Vega wrote: On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:42:59PM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > This DEP is available on the Debian Wiki[1]. "The version must be the version of the last upload, plus +nmuX, where X is a counter startin

Re: NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-25 Thread Raphael Hertzog
(reply-to set to debian-devel only) On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, James Vega wrote: > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:42:59PM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > > This DEP is available on the Debian Wiki[1]. > > "The version must be the version of the last upload, plus +nmuX, where X is a > counter starting at 1." >

NMU versioning (was: DEP1: Clarifying policies and workflows for Non Maintainer Uploads)

2008-04-25 Thread James Vega
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:42:59PM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: > This DEP is available on the Debian Wiki[1]. "The version must be the version of the last upload, plus +nmuX, where X is a counter starting at 1." The above was added to the DEP to "match dch" but dch only uses that format for native N