Ian Jackson wrote: > >1. Why is 1.0-without-diff not always worse than 3.0 (native) ? > >1.0 native is sometimes better than 3.0 (native) because dpkg-source >refuses to build a 3.0 native package with a Debian revision in its >version number. > >This prohibition exists solely because of a doctrinal objection to >native-format packages with Debian revisions. There is no technical >reason why this restriction could not be lifted. I sometimes upload >this way and I have never had anyone report problems[1] with it. > >IMO there is nothing wrong with native format packages with Debian >revisions. They work just fine. For a small paockage, this is often >a good choice, because it avoids dealing with patches at all.
Why on earth *would* you mess around using Debian revisions on a native-format package, though? IMHO it's pointless and is just going to confuse people. Unless you can explain a good reason to need this, I'd argue strongly that the 3.0 native support is DTRT for the principle of least surprise if nothing else! -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "We're the technical experts. We were hired so that management could ignore our recommendations and tell us how to do our jobs." -- Mike Andrews
