On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 09:14:52 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote: > Seeking seconds: > > diff --git a/policy/ch-source.rst b/policy/ch-source.rst > index 3c6c9d5..821010f 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-source.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-source.rst > @@ -787,6 +787,13 @@ according to this convention, the C source code of an > executable > ``checksum/util`` is to be located at > ``debian/missing-sources/checksum/util.c``. > > +Vendor-specific patch series > +---------------------------- > + > +Packages in the Debian archive using the 3.0 (quilt) source package > +format should not contain a non-default series file. That is, there > +should not exist a file ``debian/patches/foo.series`` for any ``foo``. > + > .. [#] > Rationale: > > diff --git a/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst b/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst > index 70b31bd..97ae91a 100644 > --- a/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst > +++ b/policy/upgrading-checklist.rst > @@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Unreleased. > Required targets must not write outside of the unpacked source > package tree, except for TMPDIR (or /tmp if that is not set). > > +4.17 > + Packages should not contain a non-default series file. That is, > + dpkg's vendor-specific patch series feature should not be used for > + packages in the Debian archive. > + > 10.1 > Binaries should be stripped using > ``strip --strip-unneeded --remove-section=.comment > --remove-section=.note`` >
As this simply implements the ctte decision in #850156: seconded. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. https://info.comodo.priv.at -- Debian Developer https://www.debian.org : :' : OpenPGP fingerprint D1E1 316E 93A7 60A8 104D 85FA BB3A 6801 8649 AA06 `. `' Member VIBE!AT & SPI Inc. -- Supporter Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Astrud Gilberto: The Girl From Ipanema
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