X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=policy.sgml;h=9e822e27fbdf699eefd173fa9c9907f02ad04995;hb=b87ba9e56ba48d777628e7850b584a2a092f74b6;hp=23c19133cec07ace97af3844b82a8ca4dd22c5e5;hpb=bec143010dd02798dbb7b6fa26d754a476cf0166;p=debian%2Fdebian-policy.git diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index 23c1913..9e822e2 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) @@ -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.

@@ -9913,7 +9921,27 @@ 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. +

+