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Status: DRAFT
Date: 2023-09-25
Obsoletes: Source Package Format 1.0
Abstract
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This document describes version 2.0 of the format for software packages.
Status
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This specification is in `DRAFT` status. It is a work-in-progress and is
subject to change. Comments and revisions are welcome.
Although some sections have yet to be written, this specification is already
implemented by package building tools and over 100 source packages since 2012.
Any changes made to written sections will maintain compatibility with the
existing format and implementations.
Occasionally, new optional elements of the format are added and existing
limitations are relaxed. Such changes are made in tandem with corresponding
support being added to package building tools. Source packages that make use of
such new elements and relaxed limitations are responsible for ensuring that
package building tools are new enough to support them, by listing such tools and
minimum required versions in the `Build-Depends` control field (see
$[sectlink][fields-src]). Refer to the release notes of package building tools
to identify the versions in which support is added for changes to this Source
Package Format.
Legal Notice
============
Copyright © 2012, 2019-2021, 2023 Patrick "P. J." McDermott
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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