1- ABOUT File Specification v3.0
1+ ABOUT File Specification v3.1
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44Purpose
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Getting Started
2525A simple and valid ABOUT file named httpd.ABOUT may look like this::
2626
2727 about_resource: httpd-2.4.3.tar.gz
28- about_resource_path: httpd-2.4.3.tar.gz
2928 name: Apache HTTP Server
3029 version: 2.4.3
3130 homepage_url: http://httpd.apache.org
@@ -223,11 +222,7 @@ Referencing the file or directory documented by an ABOUT file
223222
224223An ABOUT file documents one file or directory. The mandatory "about_resource"
225224field reference the documented file or directory. The value of the
226- "about_resource" field is the name of the referenced file or directory.
227-
228- On the other hand, there is another field "about_resource_path" can be a name stored
229- in the same directory as the ABOUT file or a POSIX path relative to the path of
230- the ABOUT file. POSIX paths use a "/" forward slash sign as path separators.
225+ "about_resource" field is the name or path of the referenced file or directory.
231226
232227A tool processing an ABOUT file must report an error if this field is missing.
233228
@@ -238,18 +233,15 @@ For example, a file named django.ABOUT contains the following field to document
238233the django-1.2.3.tar.gz archive stored in the same directory::
239234
240235 about_resource: django-1.2.3.tar.gz
241- about_resource_path: django-1.2.3.tar.gz
242236
243237In this example, the ABOUT file documents a whole sub-directory::
244238
245239 about_resource: linux-kernel-2.6.23
246- about_resource_path: downloads/linux-kernel-2.6.23/
247240
248241In this example, the ABOUT file documents the current directory, using a "."
249242period to reference it::
250243
251244 about_resource: .
252- about_resource_path: .
253245
254246
255247Other Mandatory fields
@@ -271,8 +263,6 @@ Optional Information fields
271263 be the date the component was provisioned, in an ISO date format such as
272264 'YYYY-MM-DD'.
273265
274- - about_resource_path: Path the the reference component
275-
276266- spec_version: The version of the ABOUT file format specification used for this
277267 file. This is provided as a hint to readers and tools in order to support
278268 future versions of this specification.
@@ -330,7 +320,7 @@ Optional Licensing fields
330320- license_key: The license key(s) for the component.
331321
332322
333- Optional Licensing flag fields
323+ Optional Boolean flag fields
334324~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
335325
336326- redistribute: Set this flag to yes if the component license requires source
@@ -345,6 +335,8 @@ Optional Licensing flag fields
345335- modified: Set this flag to yes if the component has been modified. Defaults to
346336 no when absent.
347337
338+ - internal_use_only: Set this flag to yes if the component is used internal only.
339+ Defaults to no when absent.
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349341Optional Extension fields
350342~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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