Bug#533852: debian-policy: Allow Binary field to span over multiple lines

[Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>]

Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.2.0
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

In response to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494714 I
would like that the policy be updated to allow the Binary field in .dsc and
.changes to span over multiple lines.

Here's a suggested patch:
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -3276,7 +3276,9 @@ Package: libc6
            commas<footnote>
                A space after each comma is conventional.
            </footnote>. Currently the packages must be separated using
-           only spaces in the <file>.changes</file> file.
+           only spaces in the <file>.changes</file> file. The list can span
+           over multiple lines if needed, in that case the linefeed
+           characters are treated like spaces.
          </p>
        </sect1>
 

Cheers,
 Raphael.