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dpkg-gensymbols(1): Clarify that arch-wildcards are supported

Change the examples to make use of arch-wildcards so that it's more
obvious that those are supported.

Closes: #670048
Guillem Jover 14 years ago
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2 changed files with 8 additions and 4 deletions
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      debian/changelog
  2. 6 4
      man/dpkg-gensymbols.1

+ 2 - 0
debian/changelog

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ dpkg (1.16.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     Closes: #669047
     Closes: #669047
   * Ignore request to rename a file owned by the diverting package on
   * Ignore request to rename a file owned by the diverting package on
     «dpkg-divert --add --rename». Closes: #588077
     «dpkg-divert --add --rename». Closes: #588077
+  * Clarify dpkg-gensymbols(1) by way of examples that architecture wildcards
+    are supported in symbols files. Closes: #670048
 
 
   [ Helge Kreutzmann ]
   [ Helge Kreutzmann ]
   * Fix a typo in man/dpkg-buildflags.1.
   * Fix a typo in man/dpkg-buildflags.1.

+ 6 - 4
man/dpkg-gensymbols.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 .\" along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\" along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
 .
-.TH dpkg\-gensymbols 1 "2012-04-07" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
+.TH dpkg\-gensymbols 1 "2012-04-22" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME
 dpkg\-gensymbols \- generate symbols files (shared library dependency information)
 dpkg\-gensymbols \- generate symbols files (shared library dependency information)
 .
 .
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ in template mode.
 The format of \fIarchitecture list\fR is the same as the one used in the
 The format of \fIarchitecture list\fR is the same as the one used in the
 \fIBuild\-Depends\fR field of \fIdebian/control\fR (except the enclosing
 \fIBuild\-Depends\fR field of \fIdebian/control\fR (except the enclosing
 square brackets []). For example, the first symbol from the list below
 square brackets []). For example, the first symbol from the list below
-will be considered only on alpha, amd64, kfreebsd\-amd64 and ia64 architectures
-while the second one anywhere except on armel.
+will be considered only on alpha, any\-amd64 and ia64 architectures,
+the second only on linux architectures, while the third one anywhere
+except on armel.
 
 
- (arch=alpha amd64 kfreebsd\-amd64 ia64)a_64bit_specific_symbol@Base 1.0
+ (arch=alpha any\-amd64 ia64)a_64bit_specific_symbol@Base 1.0
+ (arch=linux\-any)linux_specific_symbol@Base 1.0
  (arch=!armel)symbol_armel_does_not_have@Base 1.0
  (arch=!armel)symbol_armel_does_not_have@Base 1.0
 .TP
 .TP
 .B ignore\-blacklist
 .B ignore\-blacklist