[maemo-developers] Proposal: XSBC-Bugtracker in debian package

[From: Niels Breet]

[Graham Cobb asked me to post this here too]

While implementing the maemo.org packages interface[1], I wanted to add a
link to the bugtracker for a package or project. Eventually integrating
bug reporting/searching, but more on that later. As all information is
gathered from the debian packages themselves, it would make sense to have
the bugtracker URL available in the control file.

There doesn't seem to be a default field in debian control files for and
URL of the bugtracker which the project is using. Therefor I want to
propose introducing the XSBC-Bugtracker field.

XSBC-Bugtracker:
The URL of the bugtracker for this package, preferably (when applicable)
the URL where you can directly file a bug. The content of this field is a
simple URL without any surrounding characters such as <>.

Example:

XSBC-Bugtracker: https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Wormux

By putting the bugtracker URL inside the package, people always have a way
to find out where to file bugs. This could even be used for filing bugs
through an application interface or crash reporter in the future.

When this feature is accepted, it should be added to the Packaging Policy
too.

Please let me know what you think.

[1] http://maemo.org/packages/


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Niels Breet
maemo.org webmaster