[maemo-developers] Extras repository

[From: Levi Bard]

> But the reason for raising it here
> is that, in fact, libgpg-error0 is in extras!  So, really, none of us should
> have copies of it in our own repositories at all!
>
> As we get more packages in extras and extras-devel we should all be moving
> away from including shared packages in our own repositories, even if we have
> good reasons for maintaining those repositories longer term (for example, I
> will retain my GPE daily SVN build repository -- those packages are not
> tested and would normally only be of interest to GPE developers).

I agree wholeheartedly.

> It might be easier to do this if there was an easier way to see what was in
> extras and extras-devel.  Of course, it is always possibly to download the
> package file or use "apt-cache policy" to see if a package is there, but
> would it be possible to have an easier mechanism?  For example, a page which
> just summarised the list of packages?  or maybe a mailing list which sends
> out a message every time a new package is added?

Yes!  An interface similar to http://packages.debian.org would be fantastic!

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