Bug#677202: biber packages version 0.9.9+git2012426-3 is beta and requires beta version of biblatex

[Norbert Preining]

Hi Miguel,

in a hurry ...

On Fr, 15 Jun 2012, Miguel Telleria de Esteban wrote:
> > - I guess we have to add a epoch 1: otherwise the new version is
> > smaller than what is in sid now
> 
> I guess that you are talking about the version number of the biber
> package.  
> 
> Currently in Sid we have
> 	0.9.9+git2012426-3
> 
> Which version should I set?  Something like 0.9.9git20120415 or
> 0.9.9release?

I am not sure if this works. I guess you have to go for
	1:0.9.9-1
which would be the proper way.

> > - prepare preliminary package rady to dget
> 
> This means uploading .dsc, debian.tar.gz and orig.tar.gz somewhere.

Yes, whereever you want.

> > - prepare a debdiff (if it is not too big?)
> 
> Never done such a thing.  But I guess it all resolves to doing
> 
>     debdiff biber-0.9.9-1.deb biber-0.9.9+git20122426-3.deb
> 
> and uploading the output somewhere.

Nearly, better on the .dsc from the last released version to your version.
	debdiff ...dsc ...dsc
(or .changes)

Thanks a lot

Norbert
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