From 13265ad85c3d18f9d532cfddc8bcdf9056770f6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick McDermott <patrick.mcdermott@libiquity.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:17:34 -0400
Subject: SPF 2.0: Expand and reorder list of sections

---
(limited to 'specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn')

diff --git a/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn b/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn
index 361d2ea..3652317 100644
--- a/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn
+++ b/specs/spf-2.0/fields.mdwn
@@ -66,16 +66,30 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are:
     related to the specified section.  The value may be any one of the
     following:
 
-    - The string `bin` for packages containing only executable files, such as
-      utilities, binaries run by other programs, kernel images, or boot loaders;
+    - The string `dbg` for packages containing only debugging symbols;
+    - The string `dev` for 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 packages containing only manual pages and other
+      upstream documentation files;
     - The string `lib` for packages containing only shared libraries and object
       files;
-    - The string `dev` for packages containing only header files, unversioned
-      library symbolic links used when linking, and utilities and configuration
-      files to assist in compiling and linking other programs against libraries;
-    - The string `dbg` for packages containing only debugging symbols; and
+    - The string `libdev` for 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 packages containing only locale files;
     - The string `share` for packages containing only architecture-independent
-      data.
+      data; and
+    - The string `utils` for packages containing only executable files, such as
+      utilities, binaries run by other programs, kernel images, or boot loaders.
+
+    No packages may declare any relationships (via `Depends`, `Recommends`,
+    etc.) with packages in sections `dbg`, `doc`, or `locale`.  Only binary
+    packages in section `dev` and source packages (via `Build-Depends`) may
+    declare relationships with packages in section `libdev`.  These restrictions
+    allow feed lists for sections `dbg`, `doc`, `libdev`, and `locale` to be
+    excluded from systems that don't need the packages they contain.
 
   * `Essential` (optional)  
 
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