Re: Bug#514903: ITP: pymca -- Python toolkit and application for X-ray fluorescence analysis
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009, Chris Walker wrote:
* Package name : pymca
[snip]
I've added it to the science-physics task.
Great.
Prelimary packages will be soon at the Debian Science repository
at git.debian.org.
When it is, if you let me know I'll add that information to the task too.
This would be specifically interesting if you set the Vcs-Git field
in the tasks file which is documented here:
http://blends.alioth.debian.org/blends/ch-sentinel.en.html#s-packageslist
Currently the effect of using a Vcs-Git or Vcs-Svn field is that the
package is ranked in a higher section of the "yellow" packages called
Debian packaging stuff in Vcs
You can see the effect of several Vcs-Svn fields inside the med/bio
task at
http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/bio.html.en#pkgsvn-debs
I admit that Vcs-Git is not yet tested at all because I had no example
(but will have soon once I commited cteddy to pkg-games for the Debian
Junior project).
The rationale behind this feature was to avoid confusion about the
different status of projects in the "yellow" section. The differentiation
of packages in experimental has to be done. (At this place I would
like to thank SkoleLinux people for enabling me to do this work at the
Debian Edu developer gathering!)
The plan for the future is to be able to add *only* a Vcs-* field and
just obtain the other information about prospective packages out of
debian/{control,changelog,copyright} inside the Vcs. Isn't it fun to
be able to keep things simple and provide the same information only
one? ;-)
But I try to coordinate this with UDD people - perhaps we also write
the code needed for this only once.
I hope this makes the real power of tasks files even more clear for
those people who have their doubts.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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