>>>>> On Thu, 05 Oct 2023, Michał Górny wrote: >> Entries Grouping >> ---------------- >> >> Each mask entry consists of 2 parts: `comments block`_ and `packages list`_, >> which aren't separated by a blank line between the 2 parts. Between entries, >> a >> mandatory blank line must appear. >> >> New entries added to the file must be inserted at the beginning, after the >> file >> header. >> >> Packages List >> ------------- >> >> Must conform to PMS sections 4.4 [#PMS-4.4]_ and 5.2.8 [#PMS-5.2.8]_. This >> GLEP >> further limits the syntax to one item per line, without any leading or >> proceeding whitespaces, no comments inside the packages list, and no blank >> lines between items in the list.
> That kinda sucks. For very long masks, it is useful to be able to split > the entry into subgroups. I suppose it's technically still doable via > splitting the entry but that sounds a bit backwards. I think it could say that blank lines between items are allowed, without any other change to the spec. The fact that each entry must start with a comments block will still guarantee that assigning of packages to an entry will be well-defined. Ulrich
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