On Sat, 20 Jun 2009, Russ Allbery wrote: > Raphaël Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> writes: > > > In response to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494714 > > I would like that the policy be updated to allow the Binary field in > > .dsc and .changes to span over multiple lines. > > This would be the first field in .dsc and .changes that would permit > continuation lines. [...] > continuation lines there. I think the current system, where all the > tools that read debian/control and generate other files from it unwrap > all the lines, makes a lot of technical sense.
Yes, and the reason for the multi-line support in this field is a technical reason (line too long for gpg/email transport) so I don't want to allow it everywhere but only here. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
