Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.0.0 Severity: normal Tags: patch Dear all,
as promised one year and a half ago (http://lists.debian.org/20090201011604.GF13843%40kunpuu.plessy.org), here is a patch that removes the mention of the use of substvars for dpkg-source and dpkg-genchanges. t a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index 0b3c1a1..597100e 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -2190,10 +2190,9 @@ endif <heading>Variable substitutions: <file>debian/substvars</file></heading> <p> - When <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn>, - <prgn>dpkg-genchanges</prgn> and <prgn>dpkg-source</prgn> - generate control files they perform variable substitutions - on their output just before writing it. Variable + When <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn> generates <qref id="binarycontrolfiles"> + binary control files</qref> (<file>DEBIAN/control</file>) it performs + variable substitutions on its output just before writing it. Variable substitutions have the form <tt>${<var>variable</var>}</tt>. The optional file <file>debian/substvars</file> contains variable substitutions to be used; variables can also be set Have a nice day, -- Charles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
