[fedora-java] Importing packages from jpackage -- version?

[Fernando Nasser]

Alexander Kurtakov wrote:
>> I've got a bunch of packages basically ready to import from JPackage
>> into Fedora. One thing I'm wondering, though: what should the version
>> of the imported packages be?
>>
>> Assume that the jpackage version is 0:1.5.5-2 (most jpackage packages
>> have Epoch: 0). If there's a newer version of the library (often the
>> case) -- say 2.1 -- it's pretty straightforward: the Fedora package
>> will become 2.1-1 (no Epoch). As I understand it, that means that
>> anyone who currently has the jpackage version will be silently
>> upgraded to the Fedora version, which is probably good.
>>     
>
> Yes, that's the right thing to do.
>
>   
>> If there's not a newer version, though, I'm not sure what to do:
>> 1.5.5-1 (it's the first Fedora package)? 1.5.5-2 (same as jpackage)?
>> 1.5.5-3 (provide a clean upgrade path?
>>     
>
> I personally prefer to provide clean upgrade path i.e. 1.5.5-3 .
>   
The original idea, when the 'jpp' was dropped,  was to add a '.NN' so we 
know the last sync point.

So it would actually be

1.5.5-2.1


>   
>> And what if the jpackage one has a non-zero Epoch?
>>     
>
> And same here we should try to get jpackage packages updated whenever we 
> provide newer package/integrate the package in Fedora so we should use the jpp 
> package Epoch.
>
> There maybe others that will disagree with me but this the way to go if we 
> want our users to update to our (Fedora packages) with minimal effort.
>
> Alex 
>   
>> Thanks for any advice,
>>
>> MEF
>>
>>     
>
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