Bug#478295: Sha1 and sha256 in .changes and .dsc file
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> Various other software, like debsign and dak, had to be changed. The
> policy is not just about what the general package maintainer should
> know, it's also how our tools should interact.
>
> If you don't think the format of the .dsc and .changes should be
> mentioned in the policy, I suggest you also remove the current one.
>
> dpkg-source(1) has minimal documentation about the different source
> versions, but doesn't seem to mention anything about the format
> of the .dsc or .changes file.
That said, I would like dpkg to provide the required documentation
directly. If anyone feels like writing it, that would be great and I'd
happily integrate it.
In fact, there's an item concerning this in our TODO list:
http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=blob;f=TODO;hb=master
Cheers,
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Raphaël Hertzog
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