[Popcon-developers] Bug#496831: Detecting data package usage

[Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr (Bill Allombert)]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 05:24:31PM +1200, Amos Jeffries wrote:
> I also am trying to keep track of several similar packages with  
> data-only contents.
>
> Perhapse the fix for this would be a package tag maintainers could add  
> that specify a file for popcon to test. Sort of like a "use details  
> available about this file if it exists".

I do not like the idea of allowing package maintainers to tweak packages to
improve their ranking.

> Or if that is not possile, defaulting to checking the changelog. (which  
> every package has right?)

What would be the point ? There is nearly zero correlation between the
time someone read the changelog and someone use a package, *especially*
for data-only packages.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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