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Bug#671355: debian-policy: [debconf_spec] Document escape capability.



Le 27/08/2012 11:24, Russ Allbery a écrit :
> Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> writes:
> 
>> I just figured out that Defconf's escape capability is not mentionned in
>> the spec.  Here is a small patch to correct this.
> 
> Seconded.
> 
>> From: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
>> Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 22:19:30 +0900
>> Subject: [PATCH] Document Debconf's escape capability.
> 
>> ---
>>  debconf_spec/include/commands.xml |    7 +++++++
>>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
>> diff --git a/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml b/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml
>> index d5bad36..4d19b88 100644
>> --- a/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml
>> +++ b/debconf_spec/include/commands.xml
>> @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
>>  	    Backing up to a previous step is supported.
>>  	  </entry>
>>          </row>
>> +        <row>
>> +          <entry>escape</entry>
>> + 	  <entry>
>> +	    Backslashes and newlines escape is supported.  See
>> +	    debconf-escape(1).
>> +	  </entry>
>> +        </row>
>>  	<row>
>>  	  <entry>multiselect</entry>
>>  	  <entry>
> 
> Minor nit: I think there's formal DocBook markup for a cross-reference to
> a manual page.  If I'm remembering correctly, we should use that markup
> here.

That would be

  <refentrytitle>debconf-escape</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>

if the developpers-reference do it right.

Regards

David




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