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[Szymon Trocha <>]

Antoine Delvaux pisze:
> > > I don't know if we can do something at packages level. I'd like to have
> > > developers opinion here?
> > I'm sure there is a mechanism at packages level to properly indicate beta 
> > versions.
>
> Yes, there is.
>
> The RPM way is to use the 'Release' field of the SPEC file and have something
> begining with '0.' in it.  When the final package is done, this is bumped to
> '1', and so any RC package will be upgraded.
>
> In the SPEC file you'll have (for the first RC):
> Version: 2.1
> Release: 0.rc1.1
>
> Second RC:
> Version: 2.1
> Release: 0.rc2.1
>
>
> and for the final:
> Version: 2.1
> Release: 1.0
>
> The Deb way, lacking a 'release' field, is to decrease the version number for 
> RC
> and adding '+1' at the end.
>
> In the debian/changelog file, you'll have (for the first RC):
> package-name (2.0.99+1.rc1-1)
>
> Second RC:
> package-name (2.0.99+1.rc2-1)
>
> and for the final:
> package-name (2.1-1)

Thank you Antoine. This is something to consider for next MDM releases then.

Regards,
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Szymon Trocha

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