Bug#148194: debian-policy: Clarification needed regarding multi-line fields

[Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>]

package debian-policy
severity 148194 normal
retitle 148194 [AMENDMENT 11/04/2006] Permit multi-line fields in debian/control
thanks

Frank Küster <frank@debian.org> writes:

> Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> wrote:
>> Here is the proposed patch.  Now looking for seconds.

> IIRC, only one person has so far seconded this.  I've not been involved
> here, but it really sounds sensible.  Therefore I second:

Thanks!  Yes, you're the required second second (er).  I am accordingly
retitling this as an amendment.

I'll post a separate message to the dpkg maintainer list and ask them to
look this over and be sure they have no concerns, since the new
requirements rest primarily with their software.

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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>