[R-sig-Debian] debian and cran2deb name clashes

[Liviu Andronic]

Hello

On 11/15/09, Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> wrote:
> Fix the version number in the (manually packaged) xtable package? So maybe
>  you want to file a Debian bug report.
>
I checked several packages and it seems that generally
Debian-supported packages follow CRAN numbering. A bug report would
indeed make sense.


>  And this is not a 'name clash'. This is the same package from two different
>  repositories, which happens all the time (eg when you look at Debian testing
>  and unstable, or Debian and CRAN, or...).  It is simply bug in the version
>  number chosen that leads to 1.5.5 sorting higher than 1.5-6.
>
Would it be possible to make the cran2deb repository preferred over
the Debian testing one? Similar to setting, for example, 'testing' as
the target distribution (that is preferred over 'unstable', 'stable',
etc.).

Thank you
Liviu