Package: debian-policy
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
Hi, this is not a major problem, but I'd like to see a bit more
consistency among the package descriptions. The attached patch should
be self-explanatory. A quick analysis of the Packages file suggests
there is already a rough consensus in agreement.
This is obviously a post-woody thing; we should put it off until then.
cd /tmp/
diff -u -L /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.sgml.gz -L /tmp/policy.sgml.new
/tmp/jka-com6962AcG /tmp/policy.sgml.new
--- /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.sgml.gz
+++ /tmp/policy.sgml.new
@@ -2397,7 +2397,9 @@
<p>
The single line synopsis should be kept brief - certainly
- under 80 characters.
+ under 80 characters. This should be a sentence fragment
+ which summarizes the key features provided by the package.
+ It should not end in a full stop (`.').
</p>
<p>
Diff finished at Tue Mar 26 01:07:12
