Bug#363133: [PROPOSAL] Document support of package types in shlibs files
Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl> writes:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.6.2.2
> Severity: wishlist
> @@ -4880,7 +4893,7 @@
> beginning with <tt>#</tt> are considered to be comments and
> are ignored. Each line is of the form:
> <example compact="compact">
> -<var>library-name</var> <var>soname-version-number</var> <var>dependencies ...</var>
> +<var>[type:]</var> <var>library-name</var> <var>soname-version-number</var> <var>dependencies ...</var>
> </example>
> </p>
The space following the colon should also be inside []. Right now, that
specification makes it appear that all lines without a type are required
to begin with a space.
> @@ -4891,6 +4904,12 @@
> </p>
> <p>
> + <var>type:</var> is an optional element that indicates the type
> + of package for which the line is valid. The only type currently
> + in use is <tt>udeb</tt>. The colon after the type is required.
> + </p>
Probably also worth mentioning that the space after the colon is also
required.
Seconded with those changes.
--
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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