[Pkg-octave-devel] Epoch in version number of octave2.1

[Rafael Laboissiere]

With the release of octave2.9_2.9.4-1, a terrible mistake was made: the
virtual package octave_2.9.4-1 was included in the upload.  This means
that octave2.9 takes precedence over octave2.1.  Obviously, this is not
what we want,  By the way, I already changed the package to produce the
octave virtual package only for octave2.1.

I tried to get the ftp admins to remove the octave_2.9.4-1_<arch>.deb
files from the packages pool, by filing the bug report:

    htpp://bugs.debian.org/339445

I have been told that the ftp admins will take no action and that it is our
responsibility to fix the problem.

There are (at least) two possible solutions:

First, by introducing an epoch in the version number of octave2.1. The
next release will have number 1:2.1.72-7 and will supplement the 2.9.4-1
one.  

Second, by restoring the generation of the octave virtual package by
octave2.9 and making it depend on octave2.1.

None of these options is ideal.  Which one do you prefer?

-- 
Rafael