Hi, On 19/07/10 10:03, Charles Plessy wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.9.0.0 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > > Dear all, > > as promised one year and a half ago > (http://lists.debian.org/20090201011604.GF13843%40kunpuu.plessy.org), here is > a > patch that removes the mention of the use of substvars for dpkg-source and > dpkg-genchanges. > > > t a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 0b3c1a1..597100e 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -2190,10 +2190,9 @@ endif > <heading>Variable substitutions: <file>debian/substvars</file></heading> > > <p> > - When <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn>, > - <prgn>dpkg-genchanges</prgn> and <prgn>dpkg-source</prgn> > - generate control files they perform variable substitutions > - on their output just before writing it. Variable > + When <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn> generates <qref > id="binarycontrolfiles"> > + binary control files</qref> (<file>DEBIAN/control</file>) it performs > + variable substitutions on its output just before writing it. Variable > substitutions have the form <tt>${<var>variable</var>}</tt>. > The optional file <file>debian/substvars</file> contains > variable substitutions to be used; variables can also be set > > Have a nice day, >
Seconded. Emilio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
