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This as some patches +have already been upstreamed, some have been taken from upstream, some +have been implemented differently, etc. + +I'd like to add some meta-information to each of the 300 patches to make +it easier for me to determine if the patch has been submitted upstream +or not. + +Some patches will always be Mageia specific, I want to store that in the +meta-information as well. + +Quickly looking into how to store this meta-information, I found that +Debian and Ubuntu have a specification for it: + <A HREF="http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/">http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/</A> + +It provides the following standard headers (quoting): +- Description or Subject (required) +- Origin (required except if Author is present) +- Bug-<Vendor> or Bug (optional) +- Forwarded (optional) + Any value other than "no" or "not-needed" means that the patch has + been forwarded upstream. Ideally the value is an URL proving that it + has been forwarded and where one can find more information about its + inclusion status. +- Author or From (optional) +- Reviewed-by or Acked-by (optional) +- Last-Update (optional) +- Applied-Upstream (optional) + This field can be used to document the fact that the patch has been + applied upstream. It may contain the upstream version expected to + contain this patch, or the URL or commit identifier of the upstream + commit (with commit identifiers prefixed with "commit:", as in the + Origin field), or both separated by a comma and a space. + + +This specification basically does everything that I need and more. + +Is some kind of patch-tracking or meta-information used in Mageia? + +If not, do people agree that this Debian/Ubuntu specification is a good +idea? + + +I'd like everyone to agree, because I'm filing bugs no matter whom the +maintainer is. I will add the meta-information to patches where I am not +the maintainer if people agree on above specification. + + + +FYI + +List of bugs filed atm: +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669872">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669872</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669873">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669873</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669875">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669875</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669876">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669876</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669877">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669877</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669878">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669878</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669879">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669879</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669882">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669882</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669881">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669881</A> (wontfixed) +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669883">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669883</A> (fixed differently in master) +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669874">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669874</A> +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669897">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669897</A> +<A HREF="http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13254">http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13254</A> +<A HREF="http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13255">http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13255</A> +<A HREF="http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13256">http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13256</A> + +also committed a few string formatting fixes. + +-- +Regards, +Olav +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="011855.html">[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron core/release xfce4-session-4.8.2-3.mga2 +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="011866.html">[Mageia-dev] Putting meta-information in Mageia patches +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#11865">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#11865">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#11865">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#11865">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |