Peter Michaux wrote: > Suppose there a nice package has been in Debian stable for years. If a > new version is added to Debian stable and problems are discovered > after it is added, what happens to fix the problem?
If problems are found after it has been released then file a bug report on it. In dealing with the bug report judgement is applied by both the maintainer and the release team. > If the new version can be fixed? Is a fixed version added with a > higher number? Yes. A fixed version of the package with a higher version number will created and uploaded to the repository. > What if the new version cannot be fixed? Is the new version of the > package simply removed? Is an even newer version added that actually > matches the previous working version until bad one can be fixed and > added again? Since a release has been made it cannot ever be removed from that release. Once something is done it cannot be undone. It may be removed in a later point release. That will not remove it from your system however. These are hypothetical questions that have no answers in the vagueness. Do you have an actual example? Bob
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