[Pkg-kde-extras] About epoch and tag/* versus branch/* (WAS: Re: Bug#379585: Bug#379441: how to continue: digikam 0.9-beta1 in unstable instead of experimental)

[Achim Bohnet]

On Wednesday 26 July 2006 14:33, Mark Purcell wrote:
> > Le mer 26 juillet 2006 12:17, Mark Purcell a écrit :

Moved to pkg-kde-extras.  Answer not related to the bug.

> [...]
> > you will need an epoch, because people will have the 0.9 version
> > installed. your fight is over, you lost already. let it go, shit
> > happens, epoch is indeed designed for such situations.
> >
> > so it's your epoch-able problem number 1, too bad ;)
> 
> Thanks Pierre,
> 
> I think you are right, an epoc won't hurt us... :-)
> 
> Despite the suggestion from Adeodato I think we should just go with:
> 
> 1:0.8.2-1 into unstable, and
> 1:0.9-beta1-1 into experimental
> 1:0.9-beta1-2
> 1:0.9-beta2-1
> 
> Which can then grow into:
> 1:0.9-rc1-1
> 1:0.9-rc1-2
> 1:0.9-rc2-1
> ...
> 
> and
> 1:0.9.0-1 when we getto final upstream

Agreed.


About 'where to put 0.8.2'.  Right, I never liked
the idea of developing on a tag.  A tag is static
that's why it's called a tag and not branch.
IMHO branch/0.8.2 is the way to go and consitent
with the other SVN repos I use.

Let's see if other pkg-kde-extras developers have a
more or less strong feeling in one or the other direction.

Achim
> 
> Mark
> 
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