Re: DEP5: CANDIDATE and ready for use in squeeze+1
On pe, 2011-01-14 at 17:05 +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 08:56:16AM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit :
> > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 03:20:37AM +0200, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> > > and it's ok by Policy, then I'd be happy to apply a patch someone
> > > provides. :)
>
> > Index: dep5.mdwn
> > ===================================================================
> > --- dep5.mdwn (revision 157)
> > +++ dep5.mdwn (working copy)
> > @@ -149,12 +149,14 @@
> > will usually be written as a list of RFC5822 addresses or URIs.
> >
> > * **`Source`**
> > - * Required
> > + * Optional
> > * Syntax: formatted text, no synopsis
> > * An explanation from where the upstream source came from.
> > Typically this would be a URL, but it might be a free-form
> > explanation. If the upstream source has been modified to remove
> > - non-free parts, that should be explained in this field.
> > + non-free parts, that should be explained in this field. This field
> > + is mandatory for non-native Debian packages; it can be omitted for
> > + native Debian packages.
> >
> > * **`Disclaimer`**
> > * Optional
>
> I would recommend to stick to Policy's words: if there is no upstream sources,
> the field is not required.
I went with the patch below. Thanks Zack, Charles, Andrei.
Index: dep5.mdwn
===================================================================
--- dep5.mdwn (revision 161)
+++ dep5.mdwn (working copy)
@@ -149,12 +149,17 @@
will usually be written as a list of RFC5322 addresses or URIs.
* **`Source`**
- * Required
+ * Required, unless there is no upstream
* Syntax: formatted text, no synopsis
* An explanation from where the upstream source came from.
Typically this would be a URL, but it might be a free-form
explanation. If the upstream source has been modified to remove
non-free parts, that should be explained in this field.
+ This field is mandatory, unless there are no upstream sources,
+ which is mainly the case for native Debian packages.
+ See [Debian Policy,
+ 12.5](http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s-copyrightfile)
+ for details.
* **`Disclaimer`**
* Optional
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