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| author | Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> | 2010-03-28 16:57:18 +0200 |
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| committer | Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> | 2010-03-28 18:20:05 +0200 |
| commit | ce14c941fa4a02388011a0c7c7e60a86e820aadd (patch) | |
| tree | 08bed8fed6c51a31b79147cdf98b7a87ac496d45 /doc | |
| parent | 85c68a2de510262ff8e82f9f2948edef0bca8035 (diff) | |
| download | dpkg-ce14c941fa4a02388011a0c7c7e60a86e820aadd.tar.gz | |
dpkg-source: warn when debian/source/format doesn't exist
Document in dpkg-source(1) the fact that the fallback to "1.0"
when debian/source/format doesn't exist is deprecated. Explain
the rationale.
Document the long-term deprecation in README.feature-removal-schedule.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/README.feature-removal-schedule | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/README.feature-removal-schedule b/doc/README.feature-removal-schedule index 57d562649..f7d0cc017 100644 --- a/doc/README.feature-removal-schedule +++ b/doc/README.feature-removal-schedule @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ This is a list of features that are scheduled to be removed from dpkg. +What: fallback of dpkg-source to source format "1.0" without explicit debian/source/format +Status: deprecated +When: 1.17.x +Warning: program and lintian (missing-debian-source-format) +Why: + With the support of multiple source formats, the user should be explicit + about the desired source format. The fallback to "1.0" is there only for + backwards compatiblity but will be removed once all packages have the + debian/source/format file. This is unlikely to happen before 1.17.x. What: Source-Version (substvar) Status: obsolete |