Bug#532649: libtasn1-3-bin should not be in section 'libs'

[Yavor Doganov]

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 06:26:05PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote:
> Yavor Doganov <yavor at gnu.org> writes:
> > But changing the section in debian/control is not enough; the ftpmasters 
> > have the ultimate power via the override files.
> 
> If we change the section for the package, would the ftpmasters need to
> do anything?

The Section and Priority fields as set in the archive override files is
what matters.  If they differ from those in debian/control, you get a 
warning from dak upon each upload, and this information appears in the 
PTS as well (under the "Problems" section).

So in all cases the ftpmasters must take action.

> I can't find any explanation of what these short names actually mean,

It seems that this is about the only place where this is documented:

http://packages.debian.org/unstable/