On Jul 16, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > I'm adding three new fields to debian/control: > > * Origin > This lists the origin of a package. For all Debian packages this should > be `Debian'. > * Submit-Bugs-To > An mailto URL to which bugs should be submitted. (It's a URL so > we can support other types of BTSes at a later date if needed) > * Submit-Bugs-Style > Style in which submitted bugreports should be formatted. Currently > the only option here is `debbugs'.
As the reportbug maintainer, let me make a few suggestions: - A debbugs BTS has more than one submission address (maintonly, submit, quiet). Perhaps the URL should be a pseudo-URL, like mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Debbugs BTSes should also specify a URL root for looking up bugs. For example, Debian's is at http://www.debian.org/Bugs/, with various appendages for bug numbers and packages. (Incidentally, using this interface is not the same as http://bugs.debian.org/{package|number}) - For "well known" origins, the bug submission fields should be omitted. "Origin: Debian" implies the Debian Project's BTS. - A "plain" submit style might be a good thing to specify: this means the URL for submission is immutable. For example, My-Handrolled-Package could specify a style of "plain" and a url of "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; this means, "send all bug reports to this URL", and would tell a smart UI to ignore flags like --maintonly, etc. Chris -- ============================================================================= | Chris Lawrence | Get rid of Roger Wicker this year! | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://www.lordsutch.com/ms-one/ | | | | | Debian Developer | Join the party that opposed the CDA | | http://www.debian.org/ | http://www.lp.org/ | =============================================================================
