[Pkg-openmpi-maintainers] [Pkg-openmpi-commits] r33 - in /openmpi/trunk/debian: changelog patches/00list patches/50fix_kfreebsd_build.dpatch

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 04:24:34PM +0200, Manuel Prinz wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 25.07.2007, 13:49 +0000 schrieb Dirk Eddelbuettel:
> > On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 01:46:18PM -0000, hauro-guest at users.alioth.debian.org wrote:
> > > +openmpi (1.2.3-2) unstable; urgency=low
> > 
> > How about if we call it 1.2.3-1.YYYYMMDD while we are working on it,
> > and then replace that with 1.2.3-2 once we are reading to upload it?
> > Otherwise it gets hard with local repositories that do not like
> > mulitple versions with the same name.
> > 
> > Just a thought. Other suggestions more than welcome. Anybody know what
> > the other svn-based projects do?
> 
> I personally really enjoy the (not so new anymore) feature of dpkg to
> use "~" in my local repositories, such as "foo-1.2.3-4~local1". ("local"

Same here!! I use that extensively for uploads (see r-base).

> meets the repository name, I use several.) The advantage is that it
> allows really smooth upgrading[1]. I'd suggest "openmpi-1.2.3-1~YYYMMDD"
> or simply an increasing number[2]. One just has to strip the "~*" part. 
> 
>   $dpkg --compare-versions foo-1.2-1 gt foo-1.2-1.1 && echo yes
>   $dpkg --compare-versions foo-1.2-2 gt foo-1.2-1.1 && echo yes
>   yes
>   $dpkg --compare-versions foo-1.2-1 gt foo-1.2-1~5 && echo yes
>   yes
> 
> The "-y~x" notation shows that you're working *on* version y, "-y.x"
> shows that you work *towards* version "y+1". So it's just the point of
> view that makes the difference, as I see it. Preferences, anyone?
> 
> Just my to cents. I really like the idea, if that wasn't clear. ;)

[2] is fine too esp if we have multiple builds per day.  So now you
get another commit record :)

Dirk

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