From 4cd908872225b2bc2783f56c31df39710e847da7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guillem Jover Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 02:32:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document in deb-control.5 that the control file can have '#'-style comments. Closes: #406481 --- debian/changelog | 2 ++ man/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ man/deb-control.5 | 6 ++++-- 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index e74c7ca1..d9310ce2 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ dpkg (1.14.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low file. Add missing commas. Thanks to Kurt B. Kaiser. Closes: #397737 * Disambiguate in install-info.8 the use of 'Info directory' with 'Info dir file'. Closes: #420766 + * Document in deb-control.5 that the control file can have '#'-style + comments. Closes: #406481 [ Updated dpkg-dev translations ] * French (Frédéric Bothamy). Closes: #423392 diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index 755b991d..359d8559 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2007-05-15 Guillem Jover + + * deb-control.5: Document comments in the control file. + 2007-05-15 Guillem Jover * install-info.8: Disambiguate the use of 'Info directory' with 'Info diff --git a/man/deb-control.5 b/man/deb-control.5 index d11d7bf9..41613932 100644 --- a/man/deb-control.5 +++ b/man/deb-control.5 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .\" Author: Raul Miller .\" Includes text from the debian Guidelines by Ian Jackson, Ian Murdock -.TH deb\-control 5 "2006-02-28" "Debian Project" "Debian" +.TH deb\-control 5 "2007-05-15" "Debian Project" "Debian" .SH NAME deb\-control \- Debian packages' master control file format . @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ control . .SH DESCRIPTION Each Debian package contains the master `control' file, which contains -a number of fields. Each field begins with a tag, such as +a number of fields, or comments when the line starts with \fB'#'\fP. Each +field begins with a tag, such as .B Package or .B Version @@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ fields. .SH EXAMPLE .\" .RS .nf +# Comment Package: grep Essential: yes Priority: required -- 2.39.5