src package conundrum

[Erik Steffl]

   I asked the same question on debian lists the answer was to use epoch 
(single integer in front of normal version number separated by colon 
':'), that's what it's for.

	erik

Rick Moen wrote:
> I don't know, offhand, and was hoping someone would save me the
> research.
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Richard Couture <rrc at myrddin.imat.com> -----
> 
> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:49:47 -0700
> From: Richard Couture <rrc at myrddin.imat.com>
> To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: Resend of previous message
> 
> [...]
> 
> When a user dpkg -d source vrms for example and then uses the Debian
> tools to compile the download and create a .deb from the result, and
> then actually installs the resultant .deb... I see that if user then
> does and apt-get upgrade that it will result in reinstalling the vrms
> package from the binary repository. I have tried copying the .deb of the
> source generated process to the cache with the same results...
> 
> How does a user insure that an upgrade will not replace a source
> installed package with the same name, version, etc...?
> 
> Thanks
> Richard
> 
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