Re: Maintainer: field in .changes
* Adriaan Peeters <apeeters@lashout.net> [2004-01-19 20:29]:
> ftp://ftp-master.debian.org/pub/UploadQueue/README states that the
> Maintainer field of the .changes file should contain the uploader's
> email, whereas
> http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-beyond-pkging.en.html#s-newmaint suggests that it should be the real maintainer.
>
> What is the correct policy? Should the automatically generated .changes
> file be updated to include the uploader's email?
I think for sponsord uploads, the .changes file should only contain
the maintainers adress (i.e. the person who is being sponsored). That
way, bugs get closed properly.
I think UploadQueue/README has binary-only uploads in mind. If
someone compiles your package on another architecture, he's listed as
Maintainer: so he'll get all messages about the binary he uploaded.
--
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com
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