Bug#418444: debian-policy: recommend binary:Version substvar instead

[Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>]

Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.7.2.2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hi,

Starting from dpkg 1.13.19 the substvar Source-Version is deprecated,
and it should be replaced by either binary:Version or source:Version
which have clearer defined semantics. The policy is currently
recommending the old subsvar, so attached is a patch updating it.

regards,
guillem

--- policy.sgml	2006-10-03 01:36:50.000000000 +0300
+++ policy.sgml	2007-04-09 21:40:45.000000000 +0300
@@ -4711,7 +4711,9 @@ Replaces: mail-transport-agent
 	  Typically the development version should have an exact
 	  version dependency on the runtime library, to make sure that
 	  compilation and linking happens correctly.  The
-	  <tt>${Source-Version}</tt> substitution variable can be
+	  <tt>${binary:Version}</tt><footnote>Note that the
+	  <tt>${Source-Version}</tt> subsitution variable is deprecated
+	  since dpkg 1.13.19</footnote> substitution variable can be
 	  useful for this purpose.
 	</p>
       </sect>