Hello world, I've grepped the d-d list, but didn't find any threads regarding fixing epochs in package versions.
First, is there a consensus or quorum that believes that unnecessary epochs is undesirable? If so, could we add a field to debian/control such as "Supersede-Epoch". If set to 'yes', then dpkg considers this package to have an epoch of infinity for version comparisons. After the next stable is released with this version of the package, then the maintainer could remove the control line "Supersede-Epoch" so that epochs and dpkg behave as before. Comments appreciated. -mz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caolfk3xkblw0plu2g0ytmtj7rpnejobs3xwh25dbm0p+atg...@mail.gmail.com
