Hi Eugene, On 05.09.2012 14:45, Eugene Seliverstov wrote: > I have some questions about versioning scheme. > Package is based on latest 0.9.21.dfsg-4 and includes all of these changes. > But I reseted (maybe incorrectly) a numbering due to use '+dfsg' prefix > instead of '.dfsg'. > 1. Is it okay to use recommended '+dfsg' prefix? > According to comparison rules 0.9.21+dfsg-5 is lesser than a 0.9.21.dfsg-4 > and ever 0.9.21.dfsg-5. > Should I keep .dfsg prefix? Does it matter that a package upload is a > completely new and would not > conflict with already removed asn1c? > 2. In any case (.dfsg or +dfsg) '-5' debian version should be used, right?
Yes, using +dfsg is acceptable. I haven't checked it, but I'm pretty sure that the +dfsg variant is more common. That said, keep in mind that using + or . is not only a stylistic question. It also makes a difference sometimes. $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 "<<" 1.0.dfsg+1 && echo true true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 "<<" 1.0~dfsg+1 && echo true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 "<<" 1.0+dfsg1 && echo true true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 "<<" 1.0+dfsg1 && echo true true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 "<<" 1.0~dfsg1 && echo true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 "<<" 1.0.dfsg1 && echo true true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0.dfsg1 "<<" 1.0+dfsg1 && echo true $ dpkg --compare-versions 1.0+dfsg1 "<<" 1.0.dfsg1 && echo true true As for you, anything is acceptable which sorts higher than 0.9.21.dfsg-4 (which is in Debian Squeeze), but lower than 0.9.22 or whatever a hypotetical new upstream version would be. Details about Debian's version number interpretation can be found at [1]. Note, 0.9.21.dfsg-4 is higher than 0.9.21+dfsg-1, however. If you prefer a +dfsg notation, you could trick a bit, either by using epochs or fake version numbers using X.really.Y or something alike. Regarding your second question: It does not matter (much), as long as you keep the upstream version as is. Just make sure your choice sorts later than 0.9.21.dfsg-4. [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Version -- mit freundlichen Grüßen, Arno Töll, BSc. GnuPG Key-ID: 0x9D80F36D Wavecon GmbH | Ludwigstrasse 2 | 90763 Fuerth Web: wavecon.de | Mail + Jabber a...@wavecon.de
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