Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: c.buhtz@posteo.jp Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: What is this about the =?UTF-8?Q?metainfo-file=3F?= Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:50:01 +0100 Message-ID: X-Original-To: Debian python X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Fri Jan 20 09:48:38 2023 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.501 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -5.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mail-Followup-To: Debian python X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/20734 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/fb4223ce8cf024c0b1e6eef8ecba63eb@posteo.de Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 24 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:48:17 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:14852 Hello, I try to understand the "metainfo" file I was pointed to by an "AppStream hint". https://appstream.debian.org/sid/main/issues/backintime-qt.html There are some links pointing to freedesktop.org. There is also appstream.debian.org. I read that and got the keys of that concept. But I want to know how this is related to Debian especially Python projects. Python projects to offer meta data in form of pyproject.toml or setup.cfg. So why should I add another (redundant) meta data file? Where is the location of that file? Should it be in the root of the repo or is it part of the "/debian" (with control file, etc) folder in that repo? What is the advantage for Debian users of such a file? Debian doesn't offer a "software center". ;) Kind Christian