On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:09:07PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Package: popularity-contest > Version: 1.61 > Severity: normal > > I use popcon data a lot for eg, tasksel, and often one is only > interested in data for unstable, or stable. But there's no good way to > separate those in the results. Instead, various workarounds have to be > used, like trying to tease out information about packages present in one > version of debian and not in the other.
Dear Joey, I am a bit confused by your report. I would expect what you request to be adequately provided by the popcon.debian.org website and the popularity-contest version field. We even provide separate data for stable. Thus maybe you are using a different interface that is lacking the information you need ? > So, could the release information please be included in the report? > Specifically just the name of the current release from > /etc/debian_version. Unfortunately /etc/debian_version is a configuration file and we learnt that some users modify it. Beside this is just a round-about way to report the version of base-files. > (As a bonus it'll be easier to notice when ubuntu accidentially floods > debian's popcon with their user reports, as has happened once or twice > before.) Now, we use the dpkg VENDOR field for that purpose. Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
