On 08/23/2010 10:44 AM, Ralf Treinen wrote: > > The problem is that these strings should be removed once upstream > incorporates the META file, which should be the ultimate goal. A > string like "origin" is easily mistaken for "original author", and > the risk is that people will leave them in in order to give credits. > > For that reason, I'll rather propose something like > "meta-not-yet-upstream". This way it is clear when it has to be > removed. >
What's the advantage of having a field? When I proposed the idea, I was more thinking about the snippet below than adding a new field to the META (which may confuse users): META: # This META file is delivered by Debian for your convenience. version = "1.1" description = "Generic Foo Library" requires="" archive(byte) = "foo.cma" archive(native) = "foo.cmxa" There is really no need to add a non-standard field to META, imho. Regards, -- Mehdi Dogguy مهدي الدڤي http://dogguy.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
