Bug#446712: [PATCH] Allow comments in debian/control (bug#446712)

[Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>]

* Russ Allbery [Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:07:36 -0800]:

> It occurred to me to check behavior with multiline fields as well.  Here's
> a slightly modified version documenting that.  Does this still look good
> to you?  (And also requesting seconds from others.)

> --- a/policy.sgml
> +++ b/policy.sgml
> @@ -2450,6 +2450,14 @@ Package: libc6
>           See <ref id="substvars"> for details.
>         </p>

> +       <p>
> +         In addition to the control file syntax described <qref
> +         id="controlsyntax">above</qref>, this file may also contain
> +         comment lines starting with <tt>#</tt>.  All such lines are
> +         ignored, even in the middle of continuation lines for a
> +         multiline field, and do not end a multiline field.
> +       </p>
> +
>        </sect>

Seconded, with or without:

> +         comment lines starting with <tt>#</tt>
            preceded by no whitespace.

Or some wording to that effect. The rationale is that it's very common
for files that accept #-style comments to accept them if # is preceded
by whitespace, but this is not the case in control files.

Cheers,

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Adeodato Simó                                     dato at net.com.org.es
Debian Developer                                  adeodato at debian.org
 
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