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authorJulian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>2009-09-26 15:12:39 +0200
committerJulian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>2009-09-26 15:12:39 +0200
commit52f2e1dadd74b6cce8fd72f1a693fb774bfe5cdf (patch)
tree27718ca8dd1bb40064914e8d8a9d0eba5910573b /doc/apt.conf.5.xml
parent01f2b54d3606637101a95585994fb6f1e88dab66 (diff)
doc/apt.conf.5.xml: Start deprecating stuff.
- Deprecate unquoted values, string concatenation and explain what should not be written inside a value (quotes,backslash).
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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
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@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@
between <literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments.
Each line is of the form
<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";</literal> The trailing
- semicolon is required and the quotes are optional. A new scope can be
- opened with curly braces, like:</para>
+ semicolon and the quotes are required. The value must be on one line, and
+ there is no kind of string concatenation. It must not include inside quotes.
+ The behavior of the backslash "\" and escaped characters inside a value is
+ undefined and it should not be used. A new scope can be opened with curly
+ braces, like:</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
APT {