Didier Verna wrote:
Faré <fahree@gmail.com> wrote:
Although, it isn't clear yet how source-control may or may not specify the VCS used: should we prefix the URL with a git: or svn: or darcs: or some such? ASDF uses: :source-control (:git "git://common-lisp.net/projects/asdf/asdf.git")
Personally, I would not complicate this slot and just go for a simple URL pointing to a VCS related web page. If you start specifying more information there, you will end up with a big mess (which VCS, which access backend, which access type (r/o r/w) etc.).
That's just me of course.
The advantage of having the pair, of course, is that a simple URL does not necessarily identify the form of VCS. My preference would be to a. document a proposed format (e.g., Faré's two-element list of keyword + URL -- possibly keyword + ancillary info to permit some hypothetical VCS that does not use URLs); b. check this format when parsing DEFSYSTEM, issuing a STYLE-WARNING when the meta-data doesn't comply; c. hope people provide useful information here, but not worry about it. Cheers, r