When should a package be ubuntu-versioned?

[Martin Pitt]

Hi Mike!

Mike Bird [2005-12-31  0:30 -0800]:
> There are packages in the repository with exactly the same names
> as Debian packages but with different dependencies.  This is
> creating havoc with some of our tools.
> 
> What I need to know is whether this is an error for which bug
> reports should be filed against the changed Ubuntu packages, or
> whether it is permitted in which case we have to make some
> changes to our tools.

When a Debian and a Ubuntu package have the same version, then that
only means that their *source* package is identical.

In general, Ubuntu and Debian packages will always differ, not only
because of build-time generated dependencies, but also due to
different C/C++ compiler versions, Python default version, etc. You
should generally not mix Debian and Ubuntu packages.

So, you should teach your tools to take the distribution
(debian/ubuntu) into account.

Thanks,

Martin
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Martin Pitt              http://www.piware.de
Ubuntu Developer   http://www.ubuntulinux.org
Debian Developer        http://www.debian.org
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