Re: Changelog URI in Release and Hashes in .diff/Index

[Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org>]

David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de> writes:
> 1. Changelogs
> -------------
[...]
> Debian "http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/CHANGEPATH_changelog";;
> Ubuntu "http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/CHANGEPATH/changelog";;
> Ultimedia "http://packages.ultimediaos.com/changelogs/pool/CHANGEPATH/changelog.txt";;
> (there was a fourth variant, but the repository is dead now)
>
> where CHANGEPATH is e.g. 'main/a/apt/apt_1.0.10.1' (for packages build
> by the source package apt) as this seems to be the only constant in this.
>
> So, I would like to request that the field
>>>>>>
> Changelogs: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/CHANGEPATH_changelog
> <<<<<
> is added to Release files, so that hardcoding can eventually be
> stopped.

dak can add them now.  I would suggest to use something instead of
"CHANGEPATH" that looks more like it will be substituted.  Maybe
"${CHANGEPATH}" or "$CHANGEPATH"?

Ansgar