Bug#400039: Wrong depends on wormux-data

[Eddy Petrișor]

Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote:
> Package: wormux
> Version: 0.8alpha1-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Today I have installed wormux 0.8alpha1-1 from experimental.
> aptitude only installed wormux (and not wormux-data), since wormux have
> a depends on wormux-data (>= 0.7.4) and I have version 0.7.4-2 (from
> unstable).

First, let me tell you that *I* am utterly surprised that this release *is* in 
experimental (look at bug #395992). (After looking back I see it was uploaded 
on the 6th of November).

Second, indeed you are right.

> Well, the problem is that wormux 0.8alpha1-1 must depends on wormux-data
> (>= 0.8alpha1), or users will get errors like this:

> Changing "wormux-data (>= 0.7.4)" on the Depends line to
> "wormux-data (= ${source:Version})" will fix this.

Well, yes, but I am not sure that is necessary to tie the source so closely to 
the data package.


Jean:
1) please be careful *not* to force us into using epochs when the stable 
release is due. Fortunately, 0.8.0 is greater than 0.8alpha1-1, so it should 
be possible to use 0.8.0-1 as the next release. I hate them and is confusing 
to users.
2) PLEASE tag *all* the releases you make (svn-buildpackage --svn-only-tag can 
be used after you are sure the changes are final). This way we can avoid work 
done in SVN in the way I did after you released the package without realizing 
it *was* released.

-- 
Regards,
EddyP
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