> From: Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org> > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 11:16:50 +0900 > Subject: [PATCH] Disallow empty fields in control files, as apt and dak > reject them already. > > Closes: 666726 > --- > policy.sgml | 8 ++++---- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 52dbb26..c59604e 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -2514,10 +2514,10 @@ endif > > <p> > The field ends at the end of the line or at the end of the last > - continuation line (see below). Horizontal whitespace (spaces > - and tabs) may occur immediately before or after the value and is > - ignored there; it is conventional to put a single space after > - the colon. For example, a field might be: > + continuation line (see below). Its value must not be empty. > + Horizontal whitespace (spaces and tabs) may occur immediately before > + or after the value and is ignored there; it is conventional to put a > + single space after the colon. For example, a field might be: > <example compact="compact"> > Package: libc6 > </example>
As I understand, your patch change section 5.1 "Syntax of control files". This is not correct since empty fields need to be allowed in section 5.2. Source package control files -- `debian/control' So maybe this must be moved to section 5.3 5.3. Binary package control files -- `DEBIAN/control' (and maybe 5.4 and 5.5, I am not sure). Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141123145110.GA13046@yellowpig
