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| -rw-r--r-- | specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt | 39 |
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diff --git a/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt b/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt index a0db8f0..b742212 100644 --- a/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt +++ b/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt @@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ source package format: - Source package names are now given only in the `changelog` file. - Binary package names are now given only in the names of `<binpkg>.pkg/` directories. + * Platform names are no longer specified in the `Architecture` field. + * Wildcard binary architecture strings are now supported. 5. Rationale @@ -505,28 +507,21 @@ The fields in the source package metadata are: The fields in the binary package metadata are: * `Architecture` (required) - The names of the architectures for which this package is built. The list of - names may consist of values selected from the following: - - - A three-tuple binary architecture name to specify that the package can - be built for the binary architecture and any application platform. - - An application platform architecture name to specify that the package - can be built for the application platform and its associated binary - architecture. - - Alternatively, the list may consist solely of one of the following values: - - - The string `all` to specify that the package can be built on any binary - architecture and any application platform and can then be installed on - binary architectures and/or application platforms other than those on - which it is built. This value should be used for packages that provide - only architecture- and platform-independent files, such as common shell - scripts or data. - - The string `any` to specify that the package can be built for any binary - architecture and any application platform. This value should be used - for packages that provide architecture- and/or platform-dependent files - that can be built and run on any architecture and platform, such as - portably-written C programs. + A list of architectures for which this package may be built. The value may + be any one of the following: + + - The string `all` to specify that all of the provided files are + architecture-independent; + - The string `any` to specify that at least some of the provided files are + architecture-dependent; or + - A space-separated list of one or more real or wildcard binary architecture + strings to specify that at least some of the provided files are only + usable on systems of the named binary architecture(s). + + A "wildcard" binary architecture string is one in which one or two + components (called "wildcard components") is the string `any`. It shall be + considered to match any real binary architecture string for which the + non-wildcard components are equal. * `Essential` (optional) A flag to indicate whether the package is essential for the functioning of a |