#431087: Packages iteration return dictionaries

[James Westby]

On (30/06/07 19:22), John Wright wrote:
> This would be the easiest way.  I'll publish a branch that does this
> tonight.  I'm not sure what needs to happen to get the deb822 source
> package removed from sid, though.
> 
> If people object to it being a top-level module rather than inside
> debian_bundle, I don't think we'd affect too many people by moving it.

A couple of packages would break if it happened with no transition
period, notably one of mine then I would appreciate such a period, or
coordinated uploads.

> 
> An interesting question, if slightly off-topic: why a debian_bundle
> package, rather than just a debian package, e.g.:
> 
>   from debian import debtags
> 
> Since we produce a binary called python-debian, it would make sense if
> the package we provide is called debian, rather than debian_bundle.
> (If this was discussed previously, sorry for bringing it back up...)
> 

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2006/08/msg00274.html

dato's original plan was to use debian_bundle and then possibly move to
debian if something stable and consistent emerged.

Thanks,

James

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