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| -rw-r--r-- | specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt | 9 |
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diff --git a/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt b/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt index dee2a91..acb6272 100644 --- a/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt +++ b/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt @@ -489,13 +489,16 @@ of one or more digits, the first of which must be greater than or equal to `1`. The fields in the source package metadata are: * `Maintainer` (required) + The name and e-mail address of the package maintainer. This field must follow the syntax of the `mailbox` symbol in RFC 5322 section 3.4. * `Build-Depends` (optional) + A list of packages that must be installed before the package can be built. * `Homepage` (optional) + The URL of the Web site for the package. Accessible at this site should be origin source code and documentation and/or information. Though the information in this field is machine-usable, the URL must not be surrounded @@ -508,6 +511,7 @@ The fields in the source package metadata are: The fields in the binary package metadata are: * `Architecture` (required) + A list of architectures for which this package may be built. The value may be any one of the following: @@ -525,6 +529,7 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: non-wildcard components are equal. * `Platform` (required) + A list of platforms for which this package may be built. The value may be any one of the following: @@ -537,12 +542,14 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: platform(s). * `Essential` (optional) + A flag to indicate whether the package is essential for the functioning of a system on which it is installed. If this field is set to `yes`, opkg will refuse to remove the package except when upgrading it. If this field is set to any other value or is omitted, the package may be removed by a user. * `Depends` (optional) + A list of packages that must be installed and configured before the package may itself be configured. @@ -551,6 +558,7 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: * `Suggests` (optional) * `Pre-Depends` (optional) + A list of packages that must be installed before the package may itself be installed. @@ -561,6 +569,7 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are: * `Replaces` (optional) * `Description` (required) + A description of the binary package. This is a multiline field. The first line is a short synopsis, and all following lines are an extended description. |