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Bug#1091868: debian-policy: Document Git-Tag-Tagger and Git-Tag-Info fields



Hello,

On Sat 04 Oct 2025 at 03:34pm +02, Guillem Jover wrote:

> I wonder why these use the generic «Git-» namespace instead of «Dgit-»
> when they seem tied to the dgit/tag2upload implementation?

dgit is just an implementation detail.  The specification of the tag
metadata format is independent of dgit, and these fields are about that.

> Hmm, I don't feel comfortable with Debian Policy growing reliance on
> GnuPG and its specific interfaces and formats, when IMO we should be
> making a collective effort to remove reliance on it (due to the schism).

Agreed.

> I'd feel more comfortable with references to something vendor generic
> and on its track to be standardized through the OpenPGP Working Group,
> such as SOPV. So I'm attaching an (untested) patch against dgit which
> could make it possible to switch the above specification to use SOPV
> details instead, and allow one of the several SOPV implementations
> around to be used. If that seems fine, I can submit that to dgit
> upstream.

There are some requirements imposed like being able to run it on trixie
(and at present on bookworm; we are waiting for DSA to upgrade the
host).

Please do submit this as an MR against dgit or a patch in the BTS, we
would be very interested in reducing our reliance on gnupg.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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