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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: version format for git snapshot
From:       Jonas Smedegaard <dr () jones ! dk>
Date:       2015-09-14 9:40:41
Message-ID: 20150914094041.8368.91658 () auryn ! jones ! dk
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Quoting Colin Watson (2015-09-14 08:51:48)
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 07:51:09AM +0200, Thomas Koch wrote:
>> How would you format the upstream part of the packages version =

>> number? How about 0.4+24+git+a5e5f9e?
>
> I wouldn't put the commit identifier in the package version at all.  =

> It isn't sortable, so clearly doesn't belong in a version string; it =

> can be documented in the changelog instead.  I'd put a date in the =

> version.

Makes perfect sense to me to add only the date for snapshot releases - =

both revision control system and commit id is irrelevant in version =

string - those belong (if at all) in changelog along with release =

nickname and whether release coincided with your birthday.

I will use this scheme from now on:

  0.4+20150911


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