Public bug reported:
http://people.canonical.com/~dholbach/packaging-guide/html/debian-dir-
overview.html
It says:
"If for some reason, you wish to keep using the old format, please
create this file and put 1.0 in it to be explicit about the source
package version. This allows for the future removal of the 1.0 default
for the package source format."
The dpkg maintainers have explicitly abandoned the goal of switching the
default so this rationale is obsolete. It's not clear there is any
reason to add source/format with 1.0 since it will behave the same as
none at all. Recommend that this be deleted.
** Affects: ubuntu-packaging-guide
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792386
Title:
Source Format Discussion Inaccurate
Status in Ubuntu Packaging Guide:
New
Bug description:
http://people.canonical.com/~dholbach/packaging-guide/html/debian-dir-
overview.html
It says:
"If for some reason, you wish to keep using the old format, please
create this file and put 1.0 in it to be explicit about the source
package version. This allows for the future removal of the 1.0 default
for the package source format."
The dpkg maintainers have explicitly abandoned the goal of switching
the default so this rationale is obsolete. It's not clear there is
any reason to add source/format with 1.0 since it will behave the same
as none at all. Recommend that this be deleted.
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