From 1e5971a73338042cabe6add480fbec9f9ab1de72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: P. J. McDermott Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:58:25 -0500 Subject: Document 'Version' control field in format spec. --- (limited to 'specs') diff --git a/specs/source-package-format-1.0.txt b/specs/source-package-format-1.0.txt index 7a89082..63d5db4 100644 --- a/specs/source-package-format-1.0.txt +++ b/specs/source-package-format-1.0.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Title: Source Package Format 1.0 Status: DRAFT - Date: 2012-03-07 + Date: 2012-03-08 1. Status of This Document @@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ The fields in the source package metadata are: must be at least two characters long and must start with either a letter or a digit. + * `Version` (required) + The version number of the package. The format is: + + [-] + + `` is the version of the original upstream package, if + any. + + `` is the version of the distribution packaging. It is + optional and should be omitted for native packages. It should be + incremented for each uploaded revision of packaging for the same upstream + package version. It should be reset for the first uploaded revision of + packaging for a new upstream package version. + * `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. -- cgit v0.9.1