On Thursday 22 January 2004 11:39 am, Michael Schwendt wrote: > process. If an updated package builds and works as expected and has a > release number which is high enough for it to not cause any conflicts when > published, I don't care whether each package update increased the release > number. It has happened before, it will happen again, please make the > packager's job easier. I would say that the packaging guidelines should mention that it is a good idea to increment the release every time a package is uploaded. Like you say below: > Encourage packager to increase the release number strictly, but don't make > it mandatory until there is a specific requirement for it to be mandatory. I can agree wholeheartedly with this; it is a good idea; as long as people voluntarily follow this then no mandates are necessary. -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu
