Source package version number != source branch version number

[Steve Langasek]

Hi Barry,

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 01:43:48PM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> The Sphinx (Python documentation system) source package for Maverick is at
> 0.6.6-1:

> https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/sphinx/0.6.6-1

> but the Bazaar source branch is still at 0.6.4-1:

> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/maverick/sphinx/maverick/revision/16#debian/changelog

> Why is this?  Do the source branches get updated automatically?  I would not
> be surprised at a little version skew around the time the source package was
> updated, but I think any such skew should have been corrected by now.  Or is
> there something wrong with the source branch?

The source branches get updated automatically, but sometimes there are bugs:

   http://package-import.ubuntu.com/status/sphinx.html#2010-04-04%2014:35:37.804150

Anywhere that such a bug is blocking you, it's probably worth escalating it
by filing a bug against the 'udd' project in Launchpad.

Cheers,
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