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	zail	2010-03-30 , 23:48
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Been looking through the repo lists (eg http://maemo.org/packages/repository...in_repo_page=1)
and wanted to ask why when a package has been promoted all the way up to extras does a copy (with the same version number) reside in testing and devel too (eg Conky http://maemo.org/packages/view/conky/)? I can understand why there could be a different version in each repo but don't understand why a stable version which is in extras shows as being in testing and devel too...

Sorry if this is obvious to people - I'm quite new and trying to understand stuff!

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	zail	2010-03-31 , 11:20
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Anyone able to explain to me? or point me at an explanation? would be most grateful..

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	krk969	2010-03-31 , 11:26
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the version number is purely decided by the developer that uploads. The system as such doesnt increment the version.

consider an example timeline like this

1.0 version of the s/w uploaded to extras-devel.
1.0 is promoted to extras-testing
2.0 is uploaded to extras-devel
1.0 is promoted to extras
2.0 is promoted to extras-testing
3.0 is uploaded to extras-devel

so now you will have
extras-devel with 1.0 ,2.0 and 3.0 versions
extras-testing with 1.0 and 2.0
extras with 1.0

I think the older version of the s/w get automatically removed from the testing/devel repo, ~~not sure of the devel.~~
Or if the developer wants he can request to remove the older versions.

Extras , AFAIK , has only 1 version always, ~~but Im not a 100% sure.~~

does it help ?

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drautzburg	2010-03-31 , 11:27
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AFAIK debian repositories are self contained, so you could just have the unstable release in /etc/apt/sources.list and you would still get a complete albeit unstable system.

It is not uncommon that a package exists in all three (stable, testing, unstable) with the same version. Especially old packages which do not change anymore often show this behavior.