Here is what I wrote down about this patches.d.o idea (sorry, it's not very well organized, and doesn't include some ideas mentioned in the -devel@ thread).
patches.debian.org ================== Objective: Provide simple place to learn about Debian-specific patches, for upstream, users and other DDs. Features: browsing patches, downloading them, tracking status of patches. Split .diff.gz to extract patches for: - each quilt/dpatch/simple-patchsys patch - debian packaging stuff (remaining stuff in debian/ after patches have been removed) - other patches done directly in .diff.gz If a file was added (case for debian packaging) download the file, not a diff. Provide a way to download each patch separately. Web interface available at http://patches.d.o/<package> or http://patches.d.o/<package>/<version> where <version> can be: - a version number in stable/testing/unstable/experimental - "stable","testing","unstable","experimental" (so we need to store the version of the package in each suite) (goal: provide stable urls) - "all", means patches for all suites. Merge identical (= same patch, not just same name) patches. Patches extracted to http://patches.d.o/p/<package>/<version> Tags to process in the patches: Type: debian: the patch addresses a debian-specific problem upstream: the candidate is a candidate for upstream integration backport: the patch is a backport from an upstream fix Fixes: URL of the bug that is fixed by the patch (possibly more than one bug) Forwarded: URL of the bug where the patch was forwarded upstream (possibly more than one) others, see -devel@ thread. Use bts-link to track the status of "Forwarded:" bugs. (talk with Pierre Habouzit) -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
