Sean writes: > dgit could check the DEP-12 metadata first, and fall back to looking > at the Source: field in d/copyright. It would probably need to verify > that the URI in either of these fields is actually a git remote.
The problem with this is that it might cause dgit clone to fail, or be unreasonably slow, just because the upstream is down (or has rotted). It's weird that DEP-12 has Repository but not a way to specify the VCS. Maybe devscripts should have a utility to create this remote ? Ian. -- Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> These opinions are my own. If I emailed you from an address @fyvzl.net or @evade.org.uk, that is a private address which bypasses my fierce spamfilter.
