[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#509239: Bug#509239: josm: [needs-packaging] Update to r1137

[Andreas Putzo]

On Dec 22  12:09, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 04:39:29PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> > 
> > retitle josm: Please package new upstream version
> > thanks
> > 
> > [Alex Ruddick]
> > > NOTE: I run Ubuntu and have never submitted a proper Debian bug, so
> > > I modified an earlier one.  I have no idea if this is the proper way
> > > to ask for updated packaging, but it seems worth a try.
> > 
> > Very close, at least. :)
> > 
> > > Besides the packaging, the homepage has changed, and I added an
> > > upstream contact.
> > 
> > I agree that a new version should be packaged, but believe it is best
> > to wait until Lenny is released before uploading a new version into
> > unstable.  A new version could be uploaded into experimental until
> > then.  I do not have the spare time left to do it myself, and hope
> > some of the other debian gis people find time to do it.
> > 
> > Happy hacking,
> 
> About that, isn't that the case to follow josm versioning (i.e. svn release)
> instead of the timestamp-like version used currently ? 

My understanding is that this is more or less a matter of personal
preference. But josm now has a 'latest more or less stable' svn revision
which might be easier to distinguish than a timestamp-like version.

Cheers,
Andreas