>>>>> On Thu, 05 Oct 2023, Michał Górny wrote:

>> Entries Grouping
>> ----------------
>> 
>> Each mask entry consists of 2 parts: `comments block`_ and `packages list`_,
>> which aren't separated by a blank line between the 2 parts. Between entries, a
>> mandatory blank line must appear.
>> 
>> New entries added to the file must be inserted at the beginning, after the file
>> header.
>> 
>> Packages List
>> -------------
>> 
>> Must conform to PMS sections 4.4 [#PMS-4.4]_ and 5.2.8 [#PMS-5.2.8]_. This GLEP
>> further limits the syntax to one item per line, without any leading or
>> proceeding whitespaces, no comments inside the packages list, and no blank
>> lines between items in the list.

> That kinda sucks.  For very long masks, it is useful to be able to split
> the entry into subgroups.  I suppose it's technically still doable via
> splitting the entry but that sounds a bit backwards.

I think it could say that blank lines between items are allowed, without
any other change to the spec. The fact that each entry must start with a
comments block will still guarantee that assigning of packages to an
entry will be well-defined.

Ulrich