Processed (with 5 errors): Re: Bug#656637: debian-policy: §5.1 is slightly ambiguous on space

2012-01-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > forcemerge 647645 656637 Bug#647645: section 5.1: more precise reference to ASCII characters Bug#656637: debian-policy: §5.1 is slightly ambiguous on space Forcibly Merged 647645 656637. > Le Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 05:45:32PM +0100, Niels Thykier

Bug#656637: debian-policy: §5.1 is slightly ambiguous on space

2012-01-20 Thread Charles Plessy
forcemerge 647645 656637 Le Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 05:45:32PM +0100, Niels Thykier a écrit : > > Looking at the Policy §5.1, I found: > > """ > [...] each field consists of the field name, followed by a colon > and then the data/value associated with that field. The field name is > composed of pri

Bug#656637: debian-policy: §5.1 is slightly ambiguous on space

2012-01-20 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 17:45:32 +0100, Niels Thykier wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Severity: minor > I would like to request a clarification on whether spaces are allowed > in fields. My first thought was that it is not allowed. However > units-filter/3.5-2 has a a space in the fields of

Bug#656637: debian-policy: §5.1 is slightly ambiguous on space

2012-01-20 Thread Niels Thykier
Package: debian-policy Severity: minor Hi, I would like to request a clarification on whether spaces are allowed in fields. My first thought was that it is not allowed. However units-filter/3.5-2 has a a space in the fields of its d/control file, so presumably dpkg accepts it (at least to some