Bug#889991: Debian part of a version number when epoch is bumped
On Tue, 08 May 2018, Chris Lamb wrote:
> Hi Raphael,
>
> > + tag 'latest-debian-changelog-entry-reuses-a-formerly-existing-version'
>
> Can you provide a quick description for this new tag? :)
Info: All versions for a source package must be unique, even with a leading
epoch stripped off. However the version in the latest changelog entry, after
removal of the epoch, matches a version that existed in the past and that is
recorded in another changelog entry.
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The Debian archive does not allow multiple files with the same name and
different content, and the name of the generated files (.dsc, .deb, etc.) do not
embed the epoch. That is why the files generated by the current version of this
source package would be in conflict with some historical files.
.
You should thus pick another version (for example by increasing the Debian
revision until you no longer have any conflict).
Cheers,
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Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer
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