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[PATCH 0/6] Update csvkit.

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Message #44 received at 62418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com>
To: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 62418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#62418] [PATCH] gnu: Update to 13.1.
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:43:50 -0400

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 9:43 AM Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 4:37 AM Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > gdb <at> 11 has 6811 dependent packages.
> >
> > Well, the usual way when several versions are around and when one is
> > used by many is to name the other with the suffix ’-next’.
> >
> > See python-numpy-next, emacs-next, etc.
>
> I had thought the preferred way was to suffix the internal version
> with '/pinned' rather than suffixing and reverting the user-facing
> package name, but hopefully the need to do this is significantly
> reduced with the switch from core-updates and staging to feature
> branches.
>
> If it's an issue of stability or compatibility then '-next' is the
> sensible approach.

I see that Ludo' added the '/pinned' suffix in core-updates 6b5c21e0.

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