Howdy all,
Policy §4.4, "Debian changelog", details the expected changelog format
<URL:http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#s-dpkgchangelog>.
It defines entries in the following form:
=====
package (version) distribution(s); urgency=urgency
[optional blank line(s), stripped]
* change details
more change details
[blank line(s), included in output of dpkg-parsechangelog]
* even more change details
[optional blank line(s), stripped]
-- maintainer name <email address>[two spaces] date
=====
In recent years I've seen entries in 'debian/changelog' that are
broken up into "sections" by developer name. I'm referring to entries
like this:
=====
package (version) distribution(s); urgency=urgency
[ name of one developer ]
* change details
more change details
[blank line(s), included in output of dpkg-parsechangelog]
* even more change details
[optional blank line(s), stripped]
[ name of another developer ]
* change details
more change details
[blank line(s), included in output of dpkg-parsechangelog]
* even more change details
[optional blank line(s), stripped]
-- maintainer name <email address>[two spaces] date
=====
The Policy section above is silent on this extension to the format,
though I've seen Joey Hess discussing it in the past. I also know that
'debchange' can produce it, and 'dpkg' can consume it.
Is it defined anywhere, such that I can produce it myself, or tell by
visual inspection whether entries conform to it or not?
--
\ “[T]he question of whether machines can think [...] is about |
`\ as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim.” |
_o__) —Edsger W. Dijkstra |
Ben Finney
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
