On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:22:31 +0100, martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >also sprach martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.03.18.1021 +0100]: >> That said, the chance of a package going out of sync on more than >> a few architectures is minimal, so even though your speculation is >> correct, it's likely not going to be in effect ever. > >and if we have different versions for different arches, the >differences are most likely minimal, so that security patches should >apply with minimal additional effort.
It is, however, widely considered a feature that a package has the same version on all released arches. I'd vouch for keeping that requirement. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834