[dpkg] 70/192: man: Document Package-Type and Enhances fields in deb-control(5)

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commit 40fb9578f690aeff0bb52e76797fc89994553c66
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
Date:   Sat Jul 8 18:15:21 2017 +0200

    man: Document Package-Type and Enhances fields in deb-control(5)
---
 debian/changelog    |  1 +
 man/deb-control.man | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e19636d..54837a9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ dpkg (1.19.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - Move deb-version man page to section 7.
     - Remove reference to obsolete dpkg-cross(1).
     - Sort control field export markers by tool order in deb-src-control(5).
+    - Document Package-Type and Enhances fields in deb-control(5).
   * Build system:
     - Require Perl 5.20.2, the version in Debian oldstable (jessie).
     - Use new gcc-7 -Wrestrict and -Wshift-negative-value warnings if
diff --git a/man/deb-control.man b/man/deb-control.man
index acf367c..e95eb00 100644
--- a/man/deb-control.man
+++ b/man/deb-control.man
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ field, see below).
 The value of this field determines the package name, and is used to
 generate file names by most installation tools.
 .TP
+.BR Package\-Type: " \fBdeb\fP|\fBudeb\fP|\fItype\fP"
+This field defines the type of the package.
+\fBudeb\fP is for size-constrained packages used by the debian installer.
+\fBdeb\fP is the default value, it is assumed if the field is absent.
+More types might be added in the future.
+.TP
 .BR Version: " \fIversion-string\fP (required)"
 Typically, this is the original package's version number in whatever form
 the program's author uses. It may also include a Debian revision number
@@ -282,6 +288,10 @@ and
 fields.
 .
 .TP
+.BI Enhances: " package-list"
+This is a list of packages that this one enhances.
+It is similar to\fBSuggests\fP but in the opposite direction.
+.TP
 .BI Provides: " package-list"
 This is a list of virtual packages that this one provides.
 Usually this is used in the case of several packages all providing the

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