Re: DEP5: Please drop requirement of stripped source being mentioned in Source:

[Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 05:38:24PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> 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.

Ah, right.


It seems to me that the below, however - silly as it may be, is allowed:


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:
Copyright: None
License: None
Files-Excluded: bin/*
Comment: source-less binaries

Files:
Copyright: None
License: None
Files-Excluded: src/cryptopp/*
Comment: unneeded external project sources

Files: src/json/*
Copyright: 2007-2009, John W. Wilkinson
License: Expat

...



Alternatively the below seems allowed too (but multiple 
identically-named fields in same paragraph + relying on specific order 
within a paragraph feels wrong to me):


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

...



 - Jonas

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