Re: release/something metadata file

> <repository xmlns:apt="foo">
>    <name>Debian unstable main</name>
>    <id>unstable-main</id>
>    <description>The Debian distribution, development branch</description>
>    <apt:archive>unstable</apt:archive>
>    <apt:component>main</apt:component>
>    <apt:origin>Debian</apt:origin>
>    <apt:label>Debian</apt:label>
>    <apt:architecture>i386</apt:architecture>
>    <metadata>
>      <data type="base" href="packages.xml"/>
>    </metadata>
> </repository>
> 
> This would make this file a true stand-in for apt's Release file.
> 
> This is, strictly speaking, an apt issue instead of a Debian issue, and 
> would apply equally to apt-rpm.

I think that could work how would apt go about dealing with a repository
that does NOT have that data, though? Would it be able to complete?

-sv