On 09/14/2011 09:25 PM, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 07:48:21PM +0200, Thorsten Alteholz wrote: >> I just found out that package abyss is currently not maintained within >> Debian Med but still in the svn repository. As there are currently >> several methods to mark packages no longer within svn (MOVED, README_git, >> now_managed_via_git, REMOVED_FROM_DEBIAN.readme), I would like to restart >> a previous discussion and propose a machine readable README.status file. >> It should contain at least a Status:- and a Comment:-line. In case of an >> abandoned package there might be also a Reason:- and maybe an URL:-line. >> If the package is finally deleted from svn, a Revision: might be added. >> >> For now the following values come into my mind: >> Status: abandoned <- no longer maintained in svn repository >> Reason: external <- external maintainer >> Reason: git <- package is now in git repository >> URL: xxx <- new URL for that package >> Reason: removed <- package removed from Debian >> Status: active <- this package is maintained in svn >> Revision: 1234 <- Revision of svn delete command (in case someone >> want to have a look at this old stuff) >> Comment: xxxx <- lots of interesting stuff about the package, >> this should be the last entry >> >> What do you think? > > Very reasonable! I'd love if you would care for this. If it turns out > as a useful thing we might publish experiences with this for a wider > audience. I'm not aware that any other team has something like this > (but checking in advance might not harm).
I also like it! I just added two packages that I had created "just for myself" with no inclination to maintain them myself. Such "packages to be" plus the "non redistributeable" packages may be something to add. Steffen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-med-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e71b214.9080...@gmx.de