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Bug#998165: debian-policy: document and allow Description in the source paragraph



Hello Mattia,

Thanks for the patch.

On Sun 12 Dec 2021 at 06:47PM +01, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:

> |--- a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> |+++ b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> |@@ -652,9 +654,14 @@ orderings.  [#]_
> | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> |
> | In a source or binary control file, the ``Description`` field contains a
> |-description of the binary package, consisting of two parts, the synopsis
> |-or the short description, and the long description. It is a multiline
> |-field with the following format:
> |+description of the package, consisting of two parts, the synopsis or the short
> |+description, and the long description.
> |+
> |+When used in a source control file in the general paragraph (i.e., the first
> |+one, for the source package), the text in this field is relevant for all binary
> |+packages built by the given source package.

Is there really no name for the first paragraph other than "general
paragraph"?  Maybe "the source package's stanza"?

Also, how about "the text in this field describes all binary packages
which do not have their own Description: fields" ?

-- 
Sean Whitton

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