Re: calm: cygwin package upload report from sourceware.org for Thomas Wolff

[Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca>]

On 2019-03-29 12:11, Thomas Wolff wrote:
> I've repeatedly tried to upload a new package, with the two discussed
> modifications in packaging, and the last response was this:
> 
> Am 29.03.2019 um 19:02 schrieb cygwin-no-reply@cygwin.com:
>> ERROR: package 'mintty' version '3.0.0-1' is most recent non-test version, but
>> version '2.9.9-0' is curr:
>> ERROR: install packages from source package 'mintty' have non-unique current
>> versions 3.0.0-1 (mintty-debuginfo), 2.9.9-0 (mintty)
>> ERROR: error while validating merged x86 packages for Thomas Wolff
>> ERROR: package 'mintty' version '3.0.0-1' is most recent non-test version, but
>> version '2.9.9-0' is curr:
>> ERROR: install packages from source package 'mintty' have non-unique current
>> versions 3.0.0-1 (mintty-debuginfo), 2.9.9-0 (mintty)
>> ERROR: error while validating merged x86_64 packages for Thomas Wolff
>> SUMMARY: 6 ERROR(s)
> Should I upload mintty-3.0.0-1.hint files with
> curr: 3.0.0.1
> prev: 2.9.9.0
> ?

If used, that should be:
curr: 3.0.0-1
prev: 2.9.9-0

Check your ${P}/${P}-${V}/${P}-${V}-{R}.${ARCH}/dist/${P}/** hints and tars all
have the same ${P}-${V}-{R} i.e. mintty-3.0.0-1.

The issue may be, as explained, that 2.9.9-0 is treated as a test release.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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