Hi, I would like to start a discussion about adopting the XS-Vcs-* debian/control field in our packages. The value of the field should be the location of the version control system used to maintain this packages, e.g. XS-Vcs-Bzr: http://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/python-apt/ubuntu
Debian is using this in its PTS system and it will go into the developers reference. See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391023 and http://www.bononia.it/~zack/blog/posts/xs-vcs-XXX_almost_there.html There are several benefits for this field. One is that launchpad could parse it and automatically link in the packages page to the right branch from which that package was build. But the main advantage to me is that this way each developer can see if and what VCS is used. Then he can either notify the maintainer of the package that a new version needs to be integrated into the VCS or just submit the patch into the VCS himself (for e.g. ~ubuntu-core-dev). I think this is important for ubuntu because: a) a lot of packages are maintained in bzr nowdays and the number is increasing (NoMoreSourcePackages!) b) packages are frequently uploaded by people who touch the package for the first time (e.g. for transitions) without notification or VCS commit Having a VCS out of sync with the reality in the archive leads to dropped patches, merge conflicts and general grief. I think that usage of the X-VCS-* tag can help to reduce this problem a lot. Cheers, Michael -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
