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diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 6ae5474..0121da5 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -279,6 +279,14 @@
.
+
+
+ Finally, a specification for
+ machine-readable copyright files is maintained as part of
+ the debian-policy package using the same
+ procedure as the other policy documents. Use of this format is
+ optional.
+
@@ -2696,7 +2704,7 @@ Package: libc6
This file consists of a single paragraph, possibly surrounded by
a PGP signature. The fields of that paragraph are listed below.
- Their syntax is described above, in [.
+ Their syntax is described above, in ][.
]
- Format (mandatory)
@@ -4628,7 +4636,7 @@ Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.1), exim | mail-transport-agent
Relationships may be restricted to a certain set of
architectures. This is indicated in brackets after each
individual package name and the optional version specification.
- The brackets enclose a list of Debian architecture names
+ The brackets enclose a non-empty list of Debian architecture names
in the format described in [,
separated by whitespace. Exclamation marks may be prepended to
each of the names. (It is not permitted for some names to be
@@ -6161,11 +6169,11 @@ install -m644 debian/shlibs.package debian/package/DEBIAN/
File System Structure
]
- The location of all installed files and directories must
- comply with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS),
- version 2.3, with the exceptions noted below, and except
- where doing so would violate other terms of Debian
- Policy. The following exceptions to the FHS apply:
+ The location of all files and directories must comply with the
+ Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), version 2.3, with the
+ exceptions noted below, and except where doing so would
+ violate other terms of Debian Policy. The following
+ exceptions to the FHS apply:
-
@@ -6425,7 +6433,7 @@ rmdir /usr/local/share/emacs 2>/dev/null || true
Packages must not include files or directories
under /run, or under the
- older /var/run and /var/lock paths.
+ older /var/run and /var/lock paths.
The latter paths will normally be symlinks or other
redirections to /run for backwards compatibility.
@@ -7960,10 +7968,12 @@ fname () {
You may wish to restrict your script to SUSv3 features plus the
above set when possible so that it may use /bin/sh
- as its interpreter. If your script works with dash
- (originally called ash), it probably complies with
- the above requirements, but if you are in doubt, use
- /bin/bash.
+ as its interpreter. Checking your script
+ with checkbashisms from
+ the devscripts package or running your script
+ with posh may help uncover violations of the above
+ requirements. If in doubt whether a script complies with these
+ requirements, use /bin/bash.
@@ -9913,7 +9923,27 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
You should not use the copyright file as a general README
file. If your package has such a file it should be
installed in /usr/share/doc/package/README or
- README.Debian or some other appropriate place.
+ README.Debian or some other appropriate place.
+
+
+
+ Machine-readable copyright information
+
+
+ A specification for a standard, machine-readable format
+ for debian/copyright files is maintained as part
+ of the debian-policy package. This
+ document may be found in the copyright-format
+ files in the debian-policy package. It is
+ also available from the Debian web mirrors at
+ .
+
+
+
+ Use of this format is optional.
+
+