From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 23:14:17 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Delegate udeb policy description to d-i internals manual
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Delegate udeb policy description to d-i internals manual

Closes: #698030
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 494b7ec..8798876 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ debian-policy (3.9.5.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Seconded: Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org>
     Closes: #690293
+  * Policy: Requirements for udebs are not well documented yet
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
+    Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Closes: #698030
   * debconf_spec: Document the 'escape' capability.
     Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
     Seconded: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 0347cd6..a41bc1f 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@
 	  distributed in some other way or is intended for local use
 	  only.
 	</p>
+
+	<p>
+	  udebs (stripped-down binary packages used by the Debian Installer) do
+	  not comply with all of the requirements discussed here.  See the
+	  <url name="Debian Installer internals manual"
+	  id="http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/internals/ch03.html"> for more
+	  information about them.
+	</p>
       </sect>
 
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