On Sun, 28 Oct 2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > > Why would it be better to deploy a > > dpkg-specific file over a generic file even if dpkg is the only software > > making use of that generic file? > > Because it makes the purpose of the file clearer, and if other > programs make use of files with similar but distinct purposes then > those files can have different content.
In both cases the purpose of the file is to provide identification information about the OS. In both cases, we have an extendable field oriented structure to cater for possible extensions (for tightly related purpose not yet imagined). So while I can understand the theorical objection, I don't see how it could apply to this specific case. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Get the Debian Administrator's Handbook: → http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
