On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Matthias Klumpp wrote: > (please explicitly CC me with any replies, I am not subscribed to -project). > > I would like to claim DEP-11. As per DEP-0, I'm supposed to drop a > line here[1] with the Title and abstract: > > Title: AppStream and Component Metadata for Debian > DEP: 11 > URL: http://wiki.debian.org/AppStreamDebianProposal > Drivers: Matthias Klumpp <[email protected]>, > Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]>, > Michael Vogt <[email protected]> > Abstract: > Proposal for an additional file in Debian repositories containing > information about components packages provide as well as > all data required for the cross-distro application manager > project AppStream[1].
I would like to point out that some of this stuff is already placed in the Packages files. For example gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg has the custom Gstreamer-Decoders header containing a list of codecs this package supports. I would like to point out this project: http://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamMetadata And strongly suggest that you make your proposal much more general and as such able to handle arbitrary upstream metadata, either manually added to debian/control by the Debian package maintainer (like UpstreamMetadata) or automatically added to debian/foo/DEBIAN/control during the build process by automatic tools (presumably as in your proposal). I would also like to see the Packages files split up based on audience: dpkg: package names and relationships apt: package download information all users: description, homepage etc desktop users: freedesktop application info, fontconfig (languages etc), gstreamer (codec information), mime types, usb ids, pci ids, network protocols ... -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAKTje6GEZVnvv6cKVXJZZqoMbOoAP8N4gvs=sixkmfigbmk...@mail.gmail.com
