Hi! Here's a review from a non-native speaker.
On Sat, 2010-07-03 at 17:40:49 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index bad28af..3d5334d 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -804,6 +804,35 @@ > in the <tt>.deb</tt> file format. > </p> > > + <p> > + A <tt>.deb</tt> package contains two sets of files: a set of files > + to installed on the system when the package is installed, and a /files to install/, instead of /files to be installed/ given that there's an “installed” later on? > + set of files that provide additional metadata about the package or > + which are executed when the package is installed or removed. This > + second set of files is called <em>control information files</em>. > + Among those files are the package maintainer scripts > + and <file>control</file>, the <qref id="binarycontrolfiles">binary > + package control file</qref> that contains the control fields for > + the package. Other control information files > + include <qref id="sharedlibs-shlibdeps">the <file>shlibs</file> > + file</qref> used to store shared library dependency information > + and the <file>conffiles</file> file that lists the package's > + configuration files (described in <ref id="config-files">). > + </p> > + > + <p> > + There is an unfortunately collision of terminology here between /There is an unfortunate collision/ or /There is unfortunately a collision/? > + control information files and files in the Debian control file > + format. Throughout this document, a <em>control file</em> refers > + to a file in the Debian control file format. These files are > + documented in <ref id="controlfields">. Only files referred to > + specifically as <em>control information files</em> are the files > + included in the control information file member of > + the <file>.deb</file> file format used by binary packages. Most > + control information files are not in the Debian control file > + format. > + </p> The rest looked good to me. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100704063200.ga5...@gaara.hadrons.org
