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Bug#1114994: debian-policy: Remove obsolete reference to MSDOS-Filename field

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Hello,

On Fri 12 Sep 2025 at 05:16pm +02, Guillem Jover wrote:

> diff --git a/policy/ap-pkg-controlfields.rst b/policy/ap-pkg-controlfields.rst
> index d3b43b3..71a3d16 100644
> --- a/policy/ap-pkg-controlfields.rst
> +++ b/policy/ap-pkg-controlfields.rst
> @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ Policy manual.
>
>  .. _s-pkg-f-Filename:
>
> -``Filename`` and ``MSDOS-Filename``
> +``Filename``
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> -These fields in ``Packages`` files give the filename(s) of (the parts
> +This field in ``Packages`` files give the filename(s) of (the parts
>  of) a package in the distribution directories, relative to the root of
>  the Debian hierarchy. If the package has been split into several parts
>  the parts are all listed in order, separated by spaces.

Thanks.  Seconded.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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Bug#1114994: debian-policy: Remove obsolete reference to MSDOS-Filename field Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> - 2025-09-12 17:20 +0200
  Bug#1114994: debian-policy: Remove obsolete reference to MSDOS-Filename field Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2025-10-02 14:00 +0200
    Bug#1114994: debian-policy: Remove obsolete reference to MSDOS-Filename field Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-10-02 14:40 +0200
  Bug#1114994: debian-policy: Remove obsolete reference to MSDOS-Filename field Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2025-10-02 15:00 +0200

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