[pkg-go] Bug#839109: closed by Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at gmail.com> (RE: dh-golang: Possibly wrong XS- prefix for Go-Import-Path field)

[Guillem Jover]

Control: reopen -1
Control: retitle -1 dh-golang: Please document XS-Go-Import-Path field

Hi!

On Thu, 2016-10-20 at 23:36:03 +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> This feature is handy because sources are known by their import path,
> and being able to crosswalk from our build toolchain to a source package
> without relying on name munging (since source packages aren't all named
> the same thing) has been useful for me in the past, and I use quite a
> bit.
> 
> I haven't got the chance to make it fancy (something like
> `debcheckout pault.ag/go/debian` doing the right thing) yet, but it's on
> my radar when I get un-hit by the work bus.
> 
> with my ftp hat on, I don't think the 'bloat' is all that much, and it's
> not a big deal so long as it's adding value
> 
> I'm going to close it, but feel free to reopen if someone has stronger
> opinions, and we'll find middleground.

Then, in that case, I'd appreciate if the function and its rationale
could be documented instead in the "Debian Go packaging policy". :)

Thanks,
Guillem