Re: web address in control file.
On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, G John Lapeyre wrote:
> This is probably not the first time this brilliant idea has
> appeared. Can we encourage developers to put their package's web site in
> the description. This would work well with future utilities that extract
> info from control files. (eg convert available file to html.)
Speaking of new control fields -- I would like to see a field that
means "noninteractive install". Something like this:
Install-input: none # preferred
Install-input: foo-db # uses proposed mechanism to ask questions before
# installation and save answers in a database
Install-input: keyboard # for packages not yet upgraded to use foo-db
Install-input: bar-db # next year's replacement for foo-db
This would let deity etc. know which packages can be included in a
hands-off installation.
I would propose these additions to the policy:
- "Required" packages cannot have an installation-input of "keyboard".
Makes hands-off installation possible.
- The control field would be required for all packages.
Makes it easy to check for violations of the above policy.
- Jim Van Zandt
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