Re: [gentoo-dev] metadata.xml upstream docs as reference to scientific publications/papers

[Florian Schmaus <flow@gentoo.org>]

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On 17/09/2023 14.18, Alexander Neuwirth wrote:
> Thanks. Instead of using the lang entry I can imagine these other 
> approaches:
>
> 2. Adding something specific to GLEP 68, like `<upstream><reference 
> type="doi"> https...`. However that seems like a bit too much work for 
> adding something that only a small subset of users (science) cares 
> about.

<upstream>
   <reference uri='doi:10.17487/rfc6120'/>
</upstream>

sounds perfectly fine.

It would require (minor) adjustments to the schema and DTD. And besides 
that, packages that do not have a use for this information do not have 
to pay a cost. Hence, I am not sure why you assume its too much work.


> Also integration of parsing with existing tools is an extra 
> overhead.

Most XML parsers are non-strict. Which means that they ignore elements 
that they do not know. Therefore, the same argument as above can be 
made: tools that do not need to extract the information, should not 
require any adjustments.

- Flow


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