From 6816a11533d7cf72a44928e83dc6a8de8a71fe40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:27:05 -0400
Subject: Make binary package install files optional.

At some point, they may be deemed beyond the scope of the specification
and removed entirely.
---
diff --git a/specs/spf-2.0/about.mdwn b/specs/spf-2.0/about.mdwn
index 529c290..5163529 100644
--- a/specs/spf-2.0/about.mdwn
+++ b/specs/spf-2.0/about.mdwn
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ source package format:
   * Platform names are no longer specified in the `Architecture` field.
     - They are now specified in a new `Platform` field.
   * Wildcard binary architecture strings are now supported.
+  * Binary package `install` files are no longer required, as not all packages
+    provide data files.
 
 
 Rationale [rationale]
diff --git a/specs/spf-2.0/overview.mdwn b/specs/spf-2.0/overview.mdwn
index 4fb3cc7..d22a53a 100644
--- a/specs/spf-2.0/overview.mdwn
+++ b/specs/spf-2.0/overview.mdwn
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tree:
      |   |      Required.
      |   |      Metadata about the binary package.
      |   +- install
-     |   |      Required.
+     |   |      Optional.
      |   |      A list of patterns to match files to be installed in the binary
      |   |      package.
      |   +- platconf
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ the list of control fields in this file.
 `<binpkg>.pkg/install` [files-binpkg.pkg-install]
 -------------------------------------------------
 
-This file is required.
+This file is optional.
 
 This file contains a list of patterns to match files to be installed in the
 binary package.
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