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  • Re: Questions about creating package with epoch number

    From Alexander Reichle-Schmehl@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 13 21:30:01 2022
    Hi Debbie,


    Am 13.10.22 um 17:16 schrieb Debora Velarde:

    I have been trying to create an update to an existing package.  It
    currently doesn't use an epoch number and I need to add on

    Just for more contest: Which package are you talking about, and why do
    you think you'll require to introduce an epoch?


    A couple questions:

    1.  Is there a good package that uses an epoch number that I could
    look to for an example?

    The package "python-django" comes to my mind, which is now at epoch 3,
    and also has some explanation in its changelog at https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/p/python-django/python-django_4.1.2-1_changelog.


    2. When I create the tarball, would the epoch number be included in the
    name of the package subdirectory?

    No, the epoch is just in the debian/changelog and - if you have any dependencies - in debian/control.


    Best regards,
    Alexander

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  • From Tobias Frost@21:1/5 to Debora Velarde on Thu Oct 13 22:30:02 2022
    On Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 03:16:01PM +0000, Debora Velarde wrote:
    Hi everyone,

    I have been trying to create an update to an existing package. It currently doesn't use an epoch number and I need to add one. A couple questions:

    If the package is for a Debian upload, before doing the bump, please discus it on -devel beforehand. (as per Policy 5.6.12)


    1. Is there a good package that uses an epoch number that I could look to for an example?
    2. When I create the tarball, would the epoch number be included in the name of the package subdirectory?

    Thank you,
    Debbie




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