Bug#493147: pbuilder: get_control_re function can't grok funny comments in debian/control

[Eric Pozharski]

On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 01:16:43PM +0200, Loïc Minier wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008, Eric Pozharski wrote:
> > Excuse me a bit of speculation.  If my understanding of Debian
> > Policy is correct than B<x11-utils> package in state of B<7.3+2> (in
> > sid) violates it.  However (at moment of writing this) no one
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>  I think policy might need an update; it would be nice if you could
>  pick up this task.

B<You>?  I hope that B<you> is plural.  Look, despite the fact that my
F</etc/issue> says my system is B<lenny/sid> in fact it's far from it.
Right now, that B<will> be a PITA for me to attempt to fix Debian
Policy.  (I have a rule -- If I can't provide patch, I won't complain.
In case of DP, the patch is unavailable.)

>  The Xorg maintainers brought #440830 to my attention, where Russ
>  mentions dak and policy; dak must obviously support this or x11-utils
>  wouldn't be in the archive, but policy might still not be up-to-date
>  in this respect.

One more point that I picked right package to bugreport.

*CUT*

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