From e2fd363306b0deff790dff228d1142490e1136fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2012 05:27:58 -0400
Subject: Specify a new Platform field.

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(limited to 'specs')

diff --git a/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt b/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt
index b742212..32deb98 100644
--- a/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt
+++ b/specs/source-package-format-2.0.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ source package format:
     - Binary package names are now given only in the names of `<binpkg>.pkg/`
       directories.
   * 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.
 
 
@@ -523,6 +524,18 @@ The fields in the binary package metadata are:
     considered to match any real binary architecture string for which the
     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:
+
+    - The string `all` to specify that all of the provided files are
+      platform-independent;
+    - The string `any` to specify that at least some of the provided files are
+      platform-dependent; or
+    - A space-separated list of one or more platform strings to specify that at
+      least some of the provided files are only usable on systems of the named
+      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
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