Re: dynamic Text in package descriptions
Torsten Werner <twerner@debian.org> writes:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Michael Bramer <grisu@debian.org> wrote:
>> ! Description: Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
>> ! This package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible
>> ! runtime recommended for the ${jre:arch} architecture,
>> ! which is ${jre} for ${jre:arch}.
>
> the interesting part is ${jre}. It depends on the architecture, too.
> What do you suggest? Should we drop that information and force the
> user to look at the Depends field? Or we could reference an arch
> dependent README.Debian from the Description field. That would work
> because nobody translates README.Debian.
How about something like this:
Description: Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
This package points to the Java runtime, or Java compatible
runtime recommended for each architecture.
I don't think one needs to repeat parts of Depends in the
description. If one's interested, it's just as easy to look at the
Depends as it is to look at the Description.
In case the Depends is not enough either, then this sounds like perfect
README.Debian material.
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