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diff --git a/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn b/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn index e50c2b4..c28db8d 100644 --- a/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn +++ b/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ The fields in the source package metadata are: A list of packages that must be installed before the package can be built. + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Homepage` (optional) @@ -58,6 +60,53 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: least some of the provided files are only usable on systems of the named platform(s). + * `Section` (optional, may be required in a future version of this Source + Package Format) + + The name of the section in the package archive into which this package is to + be installed. Packages with a `Section` field must provide only files + related to the specified section. The value may be any one of the + following: + + - The string `boot` for packages containing only boot loaders, kernel + images, and device firmware; + - The string `dbg` for architecture-dependent packages containing only + debugging symbols; + - The string `dev` for platform-independent packages containing only + utilities used to build other packages, such as distribution package build + utilities, compilers, and utilities that configure compiler and linker + flags; + - The string `doc` for architecture-independent platform-independent + packages containing only manual pages and other upstream documentation + files; + - The string `lib` for architecture-dependent packages containing only + shared libraries and object files; + - The string `libdev` for architecture-dependent packages containing only + header files, unversioned library symbolic links used when linking, and + configuration files and architecture-independent utilities that configure + compiler and linker flags; + - The string `locale` for architecture-independent platform-independent + packages containing only locale files; + - The string `share` for architecture-independent packages containing only + data; and + - The string `util` for packages containing only executable files, such as + utilities and binaries run by other programs. + + No packages may declare any relationships (via `Depends`, `Recommends`, + etc.) with packages in sections `dbg`, `doc`, or `locale`. Only packages + in section `boot` may declare relationships on other packages in the same + section. Only binary packages in section `dev` and source packages (via + `Build-Depends`) may declare relationships with packages in sections `dev` + and `libdev`. These restrictions allow feed lists for sections `boot`, + `dbg`, `dev`, `doc`, `libdev`, and `locale` to be excluded from systems that + don't need the packages they contain. That is, only sections `lib`, + `share`, and `util` are available on all systems, and additionally sections + `dev` and `libdev` are available when building packages. + + All packages in section `lib` must allow coinstallation of packages of the + same name and different architectures. Specifically, all non-directory + files must have architecture-qualified paths. + * `Essential` (optional) A flag to indicate whether the package is essential for the functioning of a @@ -70,18 +119,26 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: A list of packages that must be installed and configured before the package may itself be configured. + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Recommends` (optional) + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Suggests` (optional) + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Pre-Depends` (optional) + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + A list of packages that must be installed before the package may itself be installed. @@ -89,14 +146,20 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: * `Conflicts` (optional) + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Provides` (optional) + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Replaces` (optional) + See $[sectlink][rel-syntax] for the syntax of this field. + Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. * `Description` (required) @@ -106,3 +169,9 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: description. Variable substitutions are performed on the value of this field. + + +Package Relationship Fields Syntax [rel-syntax] +=============================================== + +TODO |