Bug#78012: Origin and Bugs headers proposal
> > The system in `bug' is mainly targeted too to custom made packages, of
> > multiple sources, not just the few well known huge makers of packages like
> > Helix (Ximian! =) ) or Corel.
>
> That makes is a strict subset of the features of the dpkg based
> approach, since that offers that as well: you are not obliged to have
> a origin file, you can use the information in the Bugs package header
> as a default in case you don't have a origin file.
I could implement an override mechanism, but the winning feature of the
dpkg based solution is the ability to report a bug when, eg, the preinst
fails.
And Debian packages could be packaged without any origin tag, and the
default/system one would be assumed.
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