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

[Danai SAE-HAN (=?UTF-8?Q?=E9=9F=93=E9=81=94=E8=80=90?=)]

Hi all

I have just returned to Singapore from a business trip to Beijing, and
will look into the biber package after my APT upgrade has finished.

On 17 June 2012 17:45, Julian Gilbey <julian at d-and-j.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 08:18:56AM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
>> 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.
>
> $ dpkg --compare-versions 0.9.9+release-1 gt 0.9.9+git2012426-3 && echo greater
> greater
>
> So you could call this one 0.9.9+release-1 and avoid having to use an
> epoch.  0.9.9.0+git2012415-1 would also work.  It seems a shame to
> introduce an epoch for a case like this where the version numbers are
> going to increase pretty soon beyond the troublesome case.

Thank you for that tip, Julian.  Seems like I forgot to add a "0" in
the ISO date.

I will use version "0.9.9+release-1" for now, and then use "1.0.0"
with "pre" or "rc" when biblatex is also upgraded.

BR

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Danai


BR

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Danai