On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 13:33:57 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]> writes: > > > In response to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494714 I > > would like that the policy be updated to allow the Binary field in .dsc > > and .changes to span over multiple lines. > > Sorry about the delay in getting to this. Here is somewhat different > proposed wording that cleans up the rest of this section. I'm looking for > seconds for this wording. > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 3c5a22d..c618afd 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -3261,29 +3261,27 @@ Package: libc6 > <heading><tt>Binary</tt></heading> > > <p> > - This field is a list of binary packages. > + This field is a list of binary packages. Its syntax and > + meaning varies depending on the control file in which it > + appears. > </p> > > <p> > - When it appears in the <file>.dsc</file> file it is the list > - of binary packages which a source package can produce. It > - does not necessarily produce all of these binary packages > - for every architecture. The source control file doesn't > - contain details of which architectures are appropriate for > - which of the binary packages. > - </p> > - > - <p> > - When it appears in a <file>.changes</file> file it lists the > - names of the binary packages actually being uploaded. > + When it appears in the <file>.dsc</file> file, it lists binary > + packages which a source package can produce, separated by > + commas<footnote> > + A space after each comma is conventional. > + </footnote>. It may span multiple lines. The source package > + does not necessarily produce all of these binary packages for > + every architecture. The source control file doesn't contain > + details of which architectures are appropriate for which of > + the binary packages. > </p> > > <p> > - The syntax is a list of binary packages separated by > - commas<footnote> > - A space after each comma is conventional. > - </footnote>. Currently the packages must be separated using > - only spaces in the <file>.changes</file> file. > + When it appears in a <file>.changes</file> file, it lists the > + names of the binary packages being uploaded, separated by > + whitespace (not commas). It may span multiple lines. > </p> > </sect1>
Seconded. regards, guillem
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