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bug #45546: generate_html: doesn't support multiple Depends lines

Submitted by:  Colin Macdonald <cbm>
Submitted on:  Tue 14 Jul 2015 10:17:28 AM UTC  
 
Category: Octave Forge PackageSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Incorrect Result
Status: InvalidAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: devOperating System: Any

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Tue 23 May 2017 01:07:14 AM UTC, comment #2:

The documentation is actually incorrect here. If a DESCRIPTION file contains multiple Depends fields, previous fields are discarded, not appended. Please do not make this change in generate_html. I would rather fix the manual and make the pkg command a little stricter and issue some warnings to help the developer avoid making this mistake. I'll open a new bug about that.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
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Tue 14 Jul 2015 05:23:09 PM UTC, comment #1:

As you say, maybe not a big deal... If you have time to make a patch...

Julien Bect <jbect>
Tue 14 Jul 2015 10:17:28 AM UTC, original submission:

From https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/The-DESCRIPTION-File.html we have

"Multiple dependencies can be defined either as a comma separated list or on separate Depends lines."

But the multiple Depends lines doesn't seem to work with generate_html. It seems to just takes the last one.

Similarly for SystemRequirements and BuildRequires.

Maybe not a big deal as pkgs seem to use comma separated.

Colin Macdonald <cbm>

 

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