Re: Bug#521810: debian-policy: Document user defined fields starting with X-
Don Armstrong wrote:
Is there any reason why we can't transition official X-* headers to
real * headers as they become widely used (and when they're inshrined
in policy)?
Some transition period would be necessary, and dpkg-gencontrol could
be patched to automatically rename the X-* headers to * for the
transition period (and tools that use the header should look at both
X-* and * headers[0]).
We really don't have the issue of email, because we have a relatively
consistent set of tools that actually generate control (for non-Manoj
developers anyway[1]).
Better: we have also a reduced environment, so googling or searching
in debian-policy, debian-devel, deity should also avoid conflicts (thus
without need of x-).
But still:
as we request virtual package to be discussed in mailing list,
I think that we could require new (experimental) headers to be
discussed before implementing it, to avoid conflicts or reinventing
the wheel.
I agree with Russ: "Private-" is better, and IMHO we could generalize
in all debian/control (as field, virtual package names, sections,
priorities, ...).
ciao
cate
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