Op 12-11-2006 om 09:58 schreef Andreas Barth: > Hi, > > in bug #391023, this description of this field is given: > + <tag><tt>XS-Vcs-*</tt> > + <p> > + Value of this field should be an URL pointing to where the repository > of > + the given package is available. The information is meant to be useful > for > + the final user of the package in case he is looking for the latest work > + done on the package (e.g. for the patch fixing a bug tagged as > + <tt>pending</tt> in the bug tracking system). The URL should be > meaningful > + for the given Vcs and should better be version agnostic. If possible, > the > + URL should point to a resource accessible to the final user and from > which > + the latest repository snapshot can be easily obtained. > + </p> > + <p> > + <example> > + XS-Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-vim/trunk/packages/vim > + </example> > + </p> > > Is this desciption correct?
The description leafs room for ambiguity. The text tells about the (upstream) source by using the generic name "package", the example tells about the Debian directory. Where I think the XS-Vcs field is a good thing, I also think there should a field for the upstream source and a field for the Debian packaging stuff. So I propose to split into XS-Vcs-source-* & XS-Vcs-dpkg-* It allows upstream and Debian packager to use different repositories, that includes upstream having a version control system and the Debian packager having no vcs. Other advantage of it is that is allows to get to upstream stream without the debian stuff. Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
