Bug#1131015: mention Files-Excluded/Included-* in copyright-format-1.0.xml
Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Sun, 31 May 2026 12:30:31 +0100
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Simon Josefsson [29/May 8:49am +02] wrote: > diff --git a/copyright-format-1.0.xml b/copyright-format-1.0.xml > index 954a65b..a5a7aa0 100644 > --- a/copyright-format-1.0.xml > +++ b/copyright-format-1.0.xml > @@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ > <link linkend=3D"copyright-field">Copyright</link>: optional. > </para> > </listitem> > + <listitem> > + <para> > + <link linkend=3D"files-excluded-included-field">Files-Exclud= ed, Files-Excluded-*, Files-Included, Files-Included-*</link>: optional. > + </para> > + </listitem> > </itemizedlist> > <para> > The <varname>Copyright</varname> and <varname>License</varname> > @@ -498,6 +503,27 @@ License: MPL-1.1 > </para> > </section> > > + <section id=3D"files-excluded-included-field"> > + <title><varname>Files-Excluded, Files-Excluded-*, Files-Included, = Files-Included-*</varname></title> > + <para> > + <link linkend=3D"white-space-lists"> > + Whitespace=E2=80=91separated filename patterns</link>, as in the > + <link linkend=3D"files-field">Files</link> field (including > + wildcards and directory names), used to indicate which parts > + of the upstream source specified in the Source field will > + not be included in the Debian source package. Files=E2=80=91Excluded > + lists patterns for files or directories to > + omit. Files=E2=80=91Included lists patterns for files that should > + not be omitted even if they match a Files=E2=80=91Excluded rule. For > + multi=E2=80=91orig.tar sources, Files=E2=80=91Excluded=E2=80=91COMPON= ENT and > + Files=E2=80=91Included=E2=80=91COMPONENT apply the same logic but onl= y to > + the specified orig.tar component. These fields may also be > + used by maintainer tools to perform the exclusions, but such > + tools should not require the machine-readable > + debian/copyright file format for correct operation. > + </para> > + </section> > + > <section id=3D"license-field"> > <title><varname>License</varname></title> > <para> Seconded, thanks. --=20 Sean Whitton