On 2026-08-23 12:23, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 03:03:48PM +0000, Martin a écrit : >>Which reminds me of an old idea somebody had decades ago: Having a >>metadata database (sorry for the pleonasm, if it is one) in addition to >>the fields in the package itself. > > https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamMetadata#Upstream_MEtadata_GAthered_with_YAml_.28UMEGAYA.29
Yes. But I wonder, if only *upstream* metadata should be fetched from VCS. Some fields from debian/control could, too, as long as not version dependant. With the exception of VCS fields, maybe. > I vividly remember when I had the idea on my bicycle. It felt so good. Best ideas come on the bicycle. Always!
