Re: [p2-dev] Metadata Stamp

[John Arthorne <John_Arthorne@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The publisher itself isn't the one writing
the file - it is agnostic of particular repository implementations. One
possibility is that the publisher can add a property to the repository
with some kind of publisher version stamp. It wouldn't be part of the metadata
format, but it could be used as a debugging tool. However, I suspect it
will be misleading. The repository could be initially created by the publisher,
but then manipulated by other tools later on. There is rarely a single
"author" for a given repository.

Ian Bull <irbull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Has anyone looked at what would be involved with stamping
the metadata with the version of the publisher used to write it? 
This would help when debugging publisher problems as we could easily see
what version (including qualifier) of the publisher was being used. I actually
think is important enough to consider for 3.5. I know we are stamping the
metadata with a version,  but that is often not enough.

cheers,
ian

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