From 9ec5605d3c8d484335da0bc2af33a98976a35890 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cyeoh <> Date: Dec 11 2000 13:22:59 +0000 Subject: Update documentation --- diff --git a/lsb_release/src/lsb_release.examples b/lsb_release/src/lsb_release.examples index 97993a0..444d0fc 100644 --- a/lsb_release/src/lsb_release.examples +++ b/lsb_release/src/lsb_release.examples @@ -1,13 +1,20 @@ [FILES] -The \fB"/etc/lsb-release"\fR file should contain the following fields: - -\fBLSB_VERSION="\fR1.0\fB"\fR (REQUIRED) -And some optional fields like -\fBDISTRIB_ID\fR, \fBDISTRIB_RELEASE\fR, \fBDISTRIB_CODENAME\fR, \fBDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION\fR -to overwrite content parsed from next file. +If the installation is LSB compliant, the \fB"/etc/lsb-release"\fR +file should contain the \fBLSB_REVISION\fR field. The value of the +field should be the version number of the LSB specification against +which the installation is compliant. If the installation is not +compliant, the above field should +.B not +be present. + +Optional fields are \fBDISTRIB_ID\fR, \fBDISTRIB_RELEASE\fR, +\fBDISTRIB_CODENAME\fR, \fBDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION\fR and can be used to +overwrite information which is parsed from the next file. -The \fB"/etc/[distrib]-release"\fR file contains a description line parsed to get information (especially on non-LSB compliant system). +The \fB"/etc/[distrib]-release"\fR file contains a description line +which is parsed to get information (especially on currently non-LSB +compliant systems). The required line style is: .br