/closes:\s*(?:bug)?\#?\s?\d+(?:,\s*(?:bug)?\#?\s?\d+)*/i
</example>
Then all of the bug numbers listed will be closed by the
- archive maintenance script (<prgn>katie</prgn>) using the
+ archive maintenance software (<prgn>dak</prgn>) using the
<var>version</var> of the changelog entry.
</footnote>
This information is conveyed via the <tt>Closes</tt> field
<item><qref id="f-Source"><tt>Source</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Maintainer"><tt>Maintainer</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Uploaders"><tt>Uploaders</tt></qref></item>
- <item><qref id="f-DM-Upload-Allowed"><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></qref></item>
<item><qref id="f-Section"><tt>Section</tt></qref> (recommended)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Priority"><tt>Priority</tt></qref> (recommended)</item>
<item><qref id="sourcebinarydeps"><tt>Build-Depends</tt> et al</qref></item>
<item><qref id="f-Description"><tt>Description</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Homepage"><tt>Homepage</tt></qref></item>
<item><qref id="built-using"><tt>Built-Using</tt></qref></item>
+ <item><qref id="f-Package-Type"><tt>Package-Type</tt></qref></item>
</list>
</p>
<item><qref id="f-Version"><tt>Version</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Maintainer"><tt>Maintainer</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Uploaders"><tt>Uploaders</tt></qref></item>
- <item><qref id="f-DM-Upload-Allowed"><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></qref></item>
<item><qref id="f-Homepage"><tt>Homepage</tt></qref></item>
<item><qref id="f-VCS-fields"><tt>Vcs-Browser</tt>, <tt>Vcs-Git</tt>, et al.</qref></item>
<item><qref id="f-Standards-Version"><tt>Standards-Version</tt></qref> (recommended)</item>
<item><qref id="sourcebinarydeps"><tt>Build-Depends</tt> et al</qref></item>
+ <item><qref id="f-Package-List"><tt>Package-List</tt></qref> (recommended)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Checksums"><tt>Checksums-Sha1</tt>
- and <tt>Checksums-Sha256</tt></qref> (recommended)</item>
+ and <tt>Checksums-Sha256</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Files"><tt>Files</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
</list>
</p>
<item><qref id="f-Closes"><tt>Closes</tt></qref></item>
<item><qref id="f-Changes"><tt>Changes</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Checksums"><tt>Checksums-Sha1</tt>
- and <tt>Checksums-Sha256</tt></qref> (recommended)</item>
+ and <tt>Checksums-Sha256</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
<item><qref id="f-Files"><tt>Files</tt></qref> (mandatory)</item>
</list>
</p>
</p>
<p>
- In the <file>.dsc</file> file, these fields should list all
+ In the <file>.dsc</file> file, these fields list all
files that make up the source package. In
- the <file>.changes</file> file, these fields should list all
+ the <file>.changes</file> file, these fields list all
files being uploaded. The list of files in these fields
must match the list of files in the <tt>Files</tt> field.
</p>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="f-DM-Upload-Allowed">
+ <sect1>
<heading><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></heading>
<p>
- Indicates that Debian Maintainers may upload this package to
- the Debian archive. The only valid value is <tt>yes</tt>. If
- the field <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed: yes</tt> is present in the
- source section of the source control file of the most recent
- version of a package in unstable or experimental, the Debian
- archive will accept uploads of this package signed with a key
- in the Debian Maintainer keyring. See the General
- Resolution <url id="http://www.debian.org/vote/2007/vote_003"
- name="Endorse the concept of Debian Maintainers"> for more
- details.
+ Obsolete, see <qref id="f-DM-Upload-Allowed">below</qref>.
</p>
</sect1>
</taglist>
</p>
</sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="f-Package-List">
+ <heading><tt>Package-List</tt></heading>
+
+ <p>
+ Multiline field listing all the packages that can be built from
+ the source package, considering every architecture. The first line
+ of the field value is empty. Each one of the next lines describes
+ one binary package, by listing its name, type, section and priority
+ separated by spaces. Fifth and subsequent space-separated items
+ may be present and parsers must allow them. See the
+ <qref id="f-Package-Type">Package-Type</qref> field for a list of
+ package types.
+ </p>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="f-Package-Type">
+ <heading><tt>Package-Type</tt></heading>
+
+ <p>
+ Simple field containing a word indicating the type of package:
+ <tt>deb</tt> for binary packages and <tt>udeb</tt> for micro binary
+ packages. Other types not defined here may be indicated. In
+ source package control files, the <tt>Package-Type</tt> field
+ should be omitted instead of giving it a value of <tt>deb</tt>, as
+ this value is assumed for paragraphs lacking this field.
+ </p>
+ </sect1>
</sect>
<sect>
</sect>
+ <sect id="obsolete-control-data-fields">
+ <heading>Obsolete fields</heading>
+
+ <p>
+ The following fields have been obsoleted and may be found in packages
+ conforming with previous versions of the Policy.
+ </p>
+
+ <sect1 id="f-DM-Upload-Allowed">
+ <heading><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></heading>
+
+ <p>
+ Indicates that Debian Maintainers may upload this package to
+ the Debian archive. The only valid value is <tt>yes</tt>. This
+ field was used to regulate uploads by Debian Maintainers, See the
+ General Resolution <url id="http://www.debian.org/vote/2007/vote_003"
+ name="Endorse the concept of Debian Maintainers"> for more details.
+ </p>
+ </sect1>
+
+ </sect>
+
</chapt>
<heading>The <tt>shlibs</tt> system</heading>
<p>
- The <tt>shlibs</tt> system is an simpler alternative to
+ The <tt>shlibs</tt> system is a simpler alternative to
the <tt>symbols</tt> system for declaring dependencies for
shared libraries. It may be more appropriate for C++
libraries and other cases where tracking individual symbols is
<prgn>dpkg</prgn>, <prgn>dselect</prgn> et al. and the way
they interact with packages.</p>
- <p>
- It also documents the interaction between
- <prgn>dselect</prgn>'s core and the access method scripts it
- uses to actually install the selected packages, and describes
- how to create a new access method.</p>
-
<p>
This manual does not go into detail about the options and
usage of the package building and installation tools. It