The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit fe9fb0b60fe8c8e78c801f5cb899916a22ec277f
Author: Matt Kraai <[email protected]>
Date: Mon Nov 7 22:46:09 2011 -0800
Dpkg::Vendor: document the Parent field
Signed-off-by: Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]>
diff --git a/scripts/Dpkg/Vendor.pm b/scripts/Dpkg/Vendor.pm
index 8601f89..7f38bc6 100644
--- a/scripts/Dpkg/Vendor.pm
+++ b/scripts/Dpkg/Vendor.pm
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ this:
Vendor-URL: http://www.debian.org/
Bugs: debbugs://bugs.debian.org
+If the vendor derives from another vendor, the file should document
+the relationship by listing the base distribution in the Parent field:
+
+ Parent: Debian
+
The file should be named according to the vendor name.
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