Quoting Gard Spreemann (2021-12-02 12:31:30) > > Paul Wise <p...@debian.org> writes: > > > I also wonder if it is time to split debian/watch out of Debian > > source packages, since upstream download locations generally change > > independently of the Debian package and so information about > > upstream download locations probably should be maintained > > independently. > > I very much agree. I don't understand the logic of tying upstream > checking to a particular version of a source package. The fact that > some version of a package once upon a time could locate and download > new upstream versions using a particular recipe is of no use if said > recipe becomes outdated at any later time. > > It makes a lot more sense to provide this service in a way that allows > it to be modified/updated/improved/fixed with no regards to the actual > packages that may use it. That could be as simple as a uscan service > with watch files that can be individually and independently modified.
I find it helpful for our packages to include information about where and how (at the time of its release) that package was monitoring for upstream releases. It helps working decentralized - both for preparing packages for Debian and for working on Debian-derived packages, both without needing access to somewhere central for this "watch" information. Therefore I like the proposal to have Debian project scanners aggressively look for _newest_ watch file for a packaging project, including looking up declared Vcs-* hints for not-yet-released work. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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