Bug#688481: [copyright-format] Clarify that trailing slashes in directory names are invalid.
Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
Dear all,
as discussed on debian-devel@l.d.o, it may be useful to clarify that trailing
slashes in directory names in Files fields are invalid. Only a few copyright
files were using trailing slashes at the beginning of this month.
(See http://lists.debian.org/20120905000419.GA1967@falafel.plessy.net)
The clarification could be the addition of a sentence in the paragraph
mentionning fnmatch(3), for instance the following.
This syntax does not distinguish file names from directory names; trailing
slashes after directory names are invalid.
In any case, I think that such a change can wait for the next revision of the
format.
Have a nice week-end,
--
Charles
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