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Bug#449463: marked as done (debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] New "upstream-bts" field in debian/control)

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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.7.2.2
Severity: wishlist

I'd like to propose a new field for the control file: the location of the upstream bug tracker for the package.

I see two main advantages:
- allows users to easily find upstream bugs and file new ones directly if they want
- would enable the PTS to nicely integrate the upstream trackers

I'm not sure what to call this field though. Maybe "External-Bug-Tracker"?

Francois

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Hi,

        It is way too early for this to be a policy proposal.  If you
 look at the VCS-* fields; they went through a series of  changes, and
 there was code provided that made something actually use/display the
 field (PTS).  When this proposal has gone through the same level fo
 design/implementation, and mentioned in the dev-ref; _then_ we'll
 document it in policy.

        The technical policy is not a design document.

        On the other hand, perhaps it is time, as Russ said, to move
 VCS-* fields into the policy proper, since they seem to have matured.

        manoj
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