Re: Format of Description fields
Previously Daniel Burrows wrote:
> My question is, is this still the case?
Yes.
> The packaging manual is no longer an official source of information as far
> as I know, and the policy section corresponding to this conspicuously omits
> the formatting information.
The document that will become the dpkg reference manual does specify
it.
> In short: should frontends perform word-wrapping or not?
Yes.
> Should bugs of appropriate severity (normal or minor IMO) be filed against
> packages which improperly format their descriptions or not?
Yes.
Wichert.
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