Bug 478440

Summary:	Use different version scheme for beta tags
Product:	[Applications] kasts	Reporter:	Salvo "LtWorf" Tomaselli <tiposchi>
Component:	general	Assignee:	bart
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	minor	CC:	nicolas.fella
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	23.08.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Salvo "LtWorf" Tomaselli 2023-12-12 16:08:05 UTC

You are currently using the same versioning scheme for stable and beta, except that beta uses greater numbers.

Now, in debian I have a watch file that is a combination of url + regexp to keep an eye on new releases.

Unfortunately for kasts it reports the beta version, and so I ignore it, and so I don't know when there's a real new release.

Since it is impossible to distinguish them via a regexp, would it be possible to change the naming scheme for beta? Like calling it beta123.123.123 or 123.123.123beta or something similar?

Comment 1 bart 2023-12-12 17:10:58 UTC

Sorry to close this bug report right away, but there is literally nothing I can do: this is the versioning scheme for the entirety of KDE (gear) which includes more than a hundred packages.  The whole release procedure is fully automated, and I wouldn't even know how to do a release manually. :-)

So if you would like to request a change, please do so against KDE gear itself.

PS: I do agree up to a certain point that the current versioning scheme can cause unwanted problems, because I had similar issues with a beta release with a higher number blocking the automated flathub package update of the stable version.

Comment 2 Nicolas Fella 2023-12-12 17:32:54 UTC

You can use https://release-monitoring.org/project/326638/ to monitor releases. It also knows how to distingiush between regular and prereleases

Comment 3 Salvo "LtWorf" Tomaselli 2023-12-12 18:21:56 UTC

That link illustrates the problem:


Latest version
24.01.80


which is NOT the latest version :D

I will ask to the other kde maintainers how they deal with this issue.

Comment 4 Salvo "LtWorf" Tomaselli 2023-12-12 18:24:45 UTC

I see now that I am supposed to look at the detailed long list of things, not the main summary.

Thing is that here: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/kasts it permanently looks like it's on an old version.