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Re: Bug#697433: Is the Package-List field necessary for uploads ?



On 11/01/13 12:05, Charles Plessy wrote:
> +           separated by spaces.  Other space-separated values may be added.

Who may add (define) them?

I assume the intention here is that (using RFC 2119 language for
clarity) readers of a .dsc MUST allow (and ignore) fifth and subsequent
space-separated values on a line until their meaning is defined, and
future versions of Policy (or dpkg?) MAY define meanings for those values?

    S


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