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5.6.19 ‘Binary’
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This folded field is a list of binary packages.  Its syntax and meaning
varies depending on the control file in which it appears.

When it appears in the ‘.dsc’ file, it lists binary packages which a
source package can produce, separated by commas (1).  The source package
does not necessarily produce all of these binary packages for every
architecture.  The source control file doesn’t contain details of which
architectures are appropriate for which of the binary packages.

When it appears in a ‘.changes’ file, it lists the names of the binary
packages being uploaded, separated by whitespace (not commas).

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   (1) A space after each comma is conventional.