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diff --git a/man/deb-changes.man b/man/deb-changes.man index 431f4c429..9e1c55f66 100644 --- a/man/deb-changes.man +++ b/man/deb-changes.man @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ .\" along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. . .TH deb\-changes 5 "%RELEASE_DATE%" "%VERSION%" "dpkg suite" +.ad l .nh .SH NAME deb\-changes \- Debian changes file format @@ -70,8 +71,9 @@ If the source version differs from the binary version, then the \fIsource-name\fP will be followed by a \fIsource-version\fP in parenthesis. This can happen when the upload is a binary-only non-maintainer upload. .TP -.BR Binary: " \fIbinary-package-list\fP (required)" +.BR Binary: " \fIbinary-package-list\fP (required in context)" This folded field is a space-separated list of binary packages to upload. +If the upload is source-only, then the field is omitted (since dpkg 1.19.3). .TP .BR Architecture: " \fIarch-list\fP" Lists the architectures of the files currently being uploaded. @@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ typically the person who prepared the package changes for this release. This multiline field contains a list of binary package names followed by a space, a dash (‘\fB\-\fP’) and their possibly truncated short descriptions. +If the upload is source-only, then the field is omitted (since dpkg 1.19.3). .TP .BI Closes: " bug-number-list" A space-separated list of bug report numbers that have been resolved with @@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ close the referred bug numbers in the distribution bug tracking system. .B Binary\-Only: yes This field denotes that the upload is a binary-only non-maintainer build. It originates from the \fBbinary\-only=yes\fP key/value from the changelog -matadata entry. +metadata entry. .TP .BI Built\-For\-Profiles: " profile-list" This field specifies a whitespace separated list of build profiles that @@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ The list of files in these fields must match the list of files in the . .SH BUGS The \fBFiles\fP field is inconsistent with the other \fBChecksums\fP fields. -The \fBChange\-By\fP and \fBMaintainer\fP fields have confusing names. +The \fBChanged\-By\fP and \fBMaintainer\fP fields have confusing names. The \fBDistribution\fP field contains information about what is commonly referred to as a suite. .SH SEE ALSO |