On Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 12:49:03PM -0500, James A. Treacy wrote: > One solution is not point to an exact version, but the directory it will be > in and state that the version should be greater than x. For the case above > that would be: > > <dd><a href=ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/source/net>netstd > >= 3.07</a>.
It would probably be nicer if there were a clickable link. Especially since there are so many packages with very similar names in proposed-updates. > Another solution is to add 'proposed-updates' to the web pages. One method > would be to create its own section, but that would be awkward. Better would > be to check dists/proposed-updates/ and modify the page in the > Packages/stable section of the website to make note of this. You would then > simply point to > http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/<section>/<package>.html The daily > updates of the package section will take care of all the links for you since > these pages contain links to the source and a direct link to the current > package in the distro. I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand, it would make new packages more accessible. On the other, there's a reason we have a lag between proposed-updates and stable: the stuff in proposed-updates hasn't really been tested yet, and sometimes hoses your system. Can I get a copy of the scripts used to build the Packages section? I'd be willing to take a stab at writing the stuff to keep the security urls up to date--it's something I've been wanting to do, but haven't gotten around to yet. (First the holidays, then a new job; I've got some time to look at it now, though.) Mike Stone
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