Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field

2008-05-20 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:03:32PM +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote: > su, 2008-05-18 kello 18:40 +1000, Ben Finney kirjoitti: > > This would still not meet the stated requirement for the proposed mass > > bug filing, of finding packages that *do* use a VCS but don't declare > > it. > Of course, I woul

Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field

2008-05-18 Thread Ben Finney
Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > When such bugs are filed, I would ask that they not refer to > > "headers" which is a term that doesn't apply to 'debian/control'. > > The contents of 'debian/control' is a set of *fields*, not > > headers,

Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field

2008-05-18 Thread Bernd Eckenfels
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > When such bugs are filed, I would ask that they not refer to "headers" > which is a term that doesn't apply to 'debian/control'. The contents > of 'debian/control' is a set of *fields*, not headers, just like the > fields in the header of an email message

Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field

2008-05-18 Thread Ben Finney
Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > su, 2008-05-18 kello 18:40 +1000, Ben Finney kirjoitti: > > This would still not meet the stated requirement for the proposed > > mass bug filing, of finding packages that *do* use a VCS but don't > > declare it. > > That is true, but it would get all

Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field

2008-05-18 Thread Lars Wirzenius
su, 2008-05-18 kello 18:40 +1000, Ben Finney kirjoitti: > This would still not meet the stated requirement for the proposed mass > bug filing, of finding packages that *do* use a VCS but don't declare > it. That is true, but it would get all package maintainers to add the headers, and the package

Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field

2008-05-18 Thread Ben Finney
Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > su, 2008-05-18 kello 11:42 +1000, Ben Finney kirjoitti: > > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I think it's about time to file mass bugs on whatever packages are > > > left that use version control and lack the fields. > > > > How would t

Re: Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field (was: How to handle Debian patches)

2008-05-18 Thread Lars Wirzenius
su, 2008-05-18 kello 11:42 +1000, Ben Finney kirjoitti: > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think it's about time to file mass bugs on whatever packages are > > left that use version control and lack the fields. > > How would the putative filer of these bugs determine which packages >

Packages using VCS but with no 'Vcs-*' control field (was: How to handle Debian patches)

2008-05-17 Thread Ben Finney
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think it's about time to file mass bugs on whatever packages are > left that use version control and lack the fields. How would the putative filer of these bugs determine which packages are in this set? -- \ "...one of the main causes of the fall