Bug#825172: any update on this bug ("please provide a way to create true depends")
On 10.07.2016 16:13, Holger Levsen wrote:
> but this is too ugly for my liking. I will not implement such stuff
> voluntarily. Debian is about correct solutions and this feels just too
> wrong.
I am not sure if I brought my proposal up already: In my opinion, the
best solution here would be to make a clear definition of the task file
format and to refer to it in the file. Like it is done for the copyright
(just forgot the dep number), including a version. This definition
already exists in Andreas' documentation, but it is not more actual
anymore (partly my fault: I extended quite some entries for the header
without documenting them).
Once we have the definition, we could extend
* blends-dev to use this format if it is referenced in the task header
* webtools to handle this new format
* whatever else exists there that uses the tasks files
If this is done and tested, people who need it could just use the
format. And once it is working flawlessly, we could write wishlist bugs
to the remaining blends to switch. And/or just change it in the RCS
(most of them are team maintained IMO) -- it should be mostly just an
sed script.
This should just be started. Holger, since you have the most pressure:
would you...? I don't see much sense in blaming anyone for possible
mistakes in the past; it would be better just to get it fixed: start
with a technical discussion.
Best regards,
and greetings from the last hour in the hack lab in Fuller House, Cape
Town, SOuth Africa
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