[Bug 226982] Re: Let distros allow arbitrary package names

[Julian Edwards]

Re-targeting from Foundations to Registry.

We need some way for other distros to register arbitrary source package
names and IDistribution.guessPackageNames() needs to allow any valid
name for distros that have no published packages.

I don't know if the bugs code would need changing.  Bjorn?

** Project changed: launchpad-foundations => launchpad-registry

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Let distros allow arbitrary package names
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226982
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Status in The Launchpad Registry: New
Status in PLD Linux Distribution: New

Bug description:
Many distros either use RPM packages or allows users to build packages for themselves. Please add a checkbox in distro details that would allow users to report bugs against any packages and not just ones uploaded to Launchpad. I'm a PLD Linux developer and some users mailed me asking why Launchpad claims "there is no such package in PLD."

I think "This distribution does not use Launchpad for releases, allow any package name to be entered for bugs" would be a decent wording.