Bug#762715: updates to dch --lts

Holger Levsen holger at layer-acht.org
Sat Oct 29 00:10:43 UTC 2016


Hi,

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 01:23:56PM -0400, Antoine Beaupré wrote:
> I believe a few parameters here are incorrect as they have changed since
> this bug was reported.
> 
> * release should be: "wheezy-security"
> * the first log entry should be: "Non-maintainer upload by the Wheezy
>   LTS Team."
> * increment the version like this:
>   * if a package already e.g. had a +wheezy1 update, use +wheezy2 for the
>     next update,
>   * if a package hasn't seen an update, use +deb7u1 for the next update.
> 
> Basically, the change is "s/squeeze/wheezy/" and "wheezy-security works
> now".

I happily stand corrected on all these details. Thanks!
 
> Since this may change again in the future before this issue is resolved,
> maybe it's better to just refer to the LTS notes here:
> https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Development#Build_the_update

no. "dch --lts" should do the right thing - and just like "dch --bpo" it
will be outdated & in need of an update once in a while - each time we
release… \o/ yay! :)


-- 
cheers,
	Holger
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