Bug#618013: debian-policy: please clarify where multi-line fields are allowed in control files
forcemerge 593909 618013
thanks
> I will also close #526713 and #533495 once your suggested patch has been
> applied to the policy as all user-defined fields and fields not defined
> in policy (such as Vcs-*) will always be `simple' fields for which
> folding is not allowed. Please correct me if I am wrong here.
Hi Ansgar,
fields are simple unless specified otherwise. If there is a consensus that the
Vcs-* fields can be folded, then this should be written in the Developers
Reference §6.2.5 where they are documented. This is compatible with the Policy.
Have a nice Sunday,
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Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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