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Author: Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org>
Date: Sat Jul 8 18:15:21 2017 +0200
man: Document Package-Type and Enhances fields in deb-control(5)
---
debian/changelog | 1 +
man/deb-control.man | 10 ++++++++++
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e19636d..54837a9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dpkg (1.19.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
- Move deb-version man page to section 7.
- Remove reference to obsolete dpkg-cross(1).
- Sort control field export markers by tool order in deb-src-control(5).
+ - Document Package-Type and Enhances fields in deb-control(5).
* Build system:
- Require Perl 5.20.2, the version in Debian oldstable (jessie).
- Use new gcc-7 -Wrestrict and -Wshift-negative-value warnings if
diff --git a/man/deb-control.man b/man/deb-control.man
index acf367c..e95eb00 100644
--- a/man/deb-control.man
+++ b/man/deb-control.man
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ field, see below).
The value of this field determines the package name, and is used to
generate file names by most installation tools.
.TP
+.BR Package\-Type: " \fBdeb\fP|\fBudeb\fP|\fItype\fP"
+This field defines the type of the package.
+\fBudeb\fP is for size-constrained packages used by the debian installer.
+\fBdeb\fP is the default value, it is assumed if the field is absent.
+More types might be added in the future.
+.TP
.BR Version: " \fIversion-string\fP (required)"
Typically, this is the original package's version number in whatever form
the program's author uses. It may also include a Debian revision number
@@ -282,6 +288,10 @@ and
fields.
.
.TP
+.BI Enhances: " package-list"
+This is a list of packages that this one enhances.
+It is similar to\fBSuggests\fP but in the opposite direction.
+.TP
.BI Provides: " package-list"
This is a list of virtual packages that this one provides.
Usually this is used in the case of several packages all providing the
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