Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 02:09:54PM +1100, Craig Small a écrit : > On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 06:42:27PM +0100, Daniel Stender wrote: > > expected URL: > > http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0 > I've seen this url twice, including with the trailing slash. > > However, it g

Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Craig Small
On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 06:42:27PM +0100, Daniel Stender wrote: > expected URL: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0 I've seen this url twice, including with the trailing slash. However, it gives me a 404 from two Australian locations. http://www.debian.org/doc/packagin

Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 04:47:34PM +0100, Andrea Bolognani a écrit : > > I’m updating a debian/copyright file in DEP5 format, but I’m finding > myself unable to pick an acceptable value for the Format: field. Dear Andrea, there will be no syntax changes until DEP 5 is finished, so for a new copy

Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Andrea Bolognani writes: > Given the situation, I guess I’ll just use the unversioned URI and hope > DEP5 will become official soon. Maybe put the version to a comment at least? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Andrea Bolognani
On Sun, Jan 08, 2012 at 09:58:25AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Andrea Bolognani writes: > > > I’m updating a debian/copyright file in DEP5 format, but I’m finding > > myself unable to pick an acceptable value for the Format: field. > > This is a temporary transitional annoyance that exists for

Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Russ Allbery
Andrea Bolognani writes: > I’m updating a debian/copyright file in DEP5 format, but I’m finding > myself unable to pick an acceptable value for the Format: field. This is a temporary transitional annoyance that exists for a long and complex set of reasons that isn't really worth getting into, bu

Re: Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Daniel Stender
On 08.01.2012 16:47, Andrea Bolognani wrote: > Hi, > > I’m updating a debian/copyright file in DEP5 format, but I’m finding myself > unable to pick an > acceptable value for the Format: field. Hi Andrea, yes that's quite a mess. Please cf.: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/09/msg00056.

Correct value for DEP5’s Format: field?

2012-01-08 Thread Andrea Bolognani
Hi, I’m updating a debian/copyright file in DEP5 format, but I’m finding myself unable to pick an acceptable value for the Format: field. The previous value, from an earlier version of the package, is http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?op=file&rev=135 lintian correctly wa