On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 02:35:17AM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > DEP-5 allows additional unofficial fields. So I am allowed to do as > this (from the bitcoin package currently pending ftpmaster > approval): > Format: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?rev=162 > Upstream-Name: Bitcoin > Upstream-Contact: Satoshi Nakamoto <satoshin@gmx.com> > Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/ > Copyright: 2009-2010, Bitcoin Developers > License: Expat > Files-Excluded: bin/* > Comment: source-less binaries > Files-Excluded: src/cryptopp/* > Comment: unneeded external project sources > Files: src/json/* > Copyright: 2007-2009, John W. Wilkinson > License: Expat Actually, no, you aren't. There are three kinds of paragraphs: the first one is called the “header paragraph”. Every other paragraph is either a “Files” paragraph or a stand-alone license paragraph. This is similar to source and binary package paragraphs in debian/control files. http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/#index5h1 In this case you've added your custom fields as new *paragraphs*, and that isn't permitted by the current language of DEP-5. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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