Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.2.0
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
In response to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494714 I
would like that the policy be updated to allow the Binary field in .dsc and
.changes to span over multiple lines.
Here's a suggested patch:
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -3276,7 +3276,9 @@ Package: libc6
commas<footnote>
A space after each comma is conventional.
</footnote>. Currently the packages must be separated using
- only spaces in the <file>.changes</file> file.
+ only spaces in the <file>.changes</file> file. The list can span
+ over multiple lines if needed, in that case the linefeed
+ characters are treated like spaces.
</p>
</sect1>
Cheers,
Raphael.
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