James R. Van Zandt wrote: > I think the link in the copyright file to the upstream sources should > be in a standardized, parsable format. Likewise the author name. > That way lintian could check for them. The last time I checked, 5 or > 10 percent of our packages lacked any link to the upstream sources. > > Then, it would make sense to add a link to the project home page in > the same place. That would not impact the Packages files. If you want a parseable link to the upstream source, use uscan files. Of course maybe 10% of all packages have them, but they're perfect for the job (and anyone who doesn't have one should add one). This is rather different than homepage links though. -- see shy jo
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