3 files changed, 33 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index eb4df5e704..8a9cdc071d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ python do_package_deb_install () {
 
 python do_package_deb () {
     import re, copy
+    import textwrap
 
     workdir = bb.data.getVar('WORKDIR', d, True)
     if not workdir:
@@ -179,7 +180,18 @@ python do_package_deb () {
         # check for required fields
         try:
             for (c, fs) in fields:
-                ctrlfile.write(unicode(c % tuple(pullData(fs, localdata))))
+                for f in fs:
+                     if bb.data.getVar(f, localdata) is None:
+                         raise KeyError(f)
+                # Special behavior for description...
+                if 'DESCRIPTION' in fs:
+                     summary = bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', localdata, True) or bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', localdata, True) or "."
+                     description = bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', localdata, True) or "."
+                     description = textwrap.dedent(description).strip()
+                     ctrlfile.write('Description: %s\n' % unicode(summary))
+                     ctrlfile.write('%s\n' % unicode(textwrap.fill(description, width=74, initial_indent=' ', subsequent_indent=' ')))
+                else:
+                     ctrlfile.write(unicode(c % tuple(pullData(fs, localdata))))
         except KeyError:
             import sys
             (type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index 1758283f61..cac0453685 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ package_generate_archlist () {
 
 python do_package_ipk () {
         import re, copy
+        import textwrap
 
         workdir = bb.data.getVar('WORKDIR', d, True)
         outdir = bb.data.getVar('PKGWRITEDIRIPK', d, True)
@@ -227,7 +228,15 @@ python do_package_ipk () {
                                 for f in fs:
                                         if bb.data.getVar(f, localdata) is None:
                                                 raise KeyError(f)
-                                ctrlfile.write(c % tuple(pullData(fs, localdata)))
+                                # Special behavior for description...
+                                if 'DESCRIPTION' in fs:
+                                        summary = bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', localdata, True) or bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', localdata, True) or "."
+                                        description = bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', localdata, True) or "."
+                                        description = textwrap.dedent(description).strip()
+                                        ctrlfile.write('Description: %s\n' % summary)
+                                        ctrlfile.write('%s\n' % textwrap.fill(description, width=74, initial_indent=' ', subsequent_indent=' '))
+                                else:
+                                        ctrlfile.write(c % tuple(pullData(fs, localdata)))
                 except KeyError:
                         import sys
                         (type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index 49468bbd5a..b31830f945 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ package_generate_rpm_conf () {
 }
 
 python write_specfile () {
+        import textwrap
+
         # We need to change '-' in a version field to '+'
         # This needs to be done BEFORE the mapping_rename_hook
         def translate_vers(varname, d):
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ python write_specfile () {
 
         # Construct the SPEC file...
         srcname    = bb.data.getVar('PN', d, True)
-        srcsummary = (bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', d, True) or ".")
+        srcsummary = (bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', d, True) or bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', d, True) or ".")
         srcversion = bb.data.getVar('PV', d, True).replace('-', '+')
         srcrelease = bb.data.getVar('PR', d, True)
         srcepoch   = (bb.data.getVar('PE', d, True) or "")
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ python write_specfile () {
         srcsection = bb.data.getVar('SECTION', d, True)
         srcmaintainer  = bb.data.getVar('MAINTAINER', d, True)
         srchomepage    = bb.data.getVar('HOMEPAGE', d, True)
-        srcdescription = bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', d, True)
+        srcdescription = bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', d, True) or "."
 
         srcdepends     = bb.data.getVar('DEPENDS', d, True)
         srcrdepends    = []
@@ -191,13 +193,13 @@ python write_specfile () {
 
                 splitname    = pkgname
 
-                splitsummary = (bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', d, True) or ".")
+                splitsummary = (bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', d, True) or bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', d, True) or ".")
                 splitversion = (bb.data.getVar('PV', localdata, True) or "").replace('-', '+')
                 splitrelease = (bb.data.getVar('PR', localdata, True) or "")
                 splitepoch   = (bb.data.getVar('PE', localdata, True) or "")
                 splitlicense = (bb.data.getVar('LICENSE', localdata, True) or "")
                 splitsection = (bb.data.getVar('SECTION', localdata, True) or "")
-                splitdescription = (bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', localdata, True) or "")
+                splitdescription = (bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', localdata, True) or ".")
 
                 translate_vers('RDEPENDS', localdata)
                 translate_vers('RRECOMMENDS', localdata)
@@ -295,7 +297,8 @@ python write_specfile () {
                 spec_preamble_bottom.append('')
 
                 spec_preamble_bottom.append('%%description -n %s' % splitname)
-                spec_preamble_bottom.append('%s' % splitdescription)
+                dedent_text = textwrap.dedent(splitdescription).strip()
+                spec_preamble_bottom.append('%s' % textwrap.fill(dedent_text, width=75))
 
                 spec_preamble_bottom.append('')
 
@@ -379,7 +382,8 @@ python write_specfile () {
         spec_preamble_top.append('')
 
         spec_preamble_top.append('%description')
-        spec_preamble_top.append('%s' % srcdescription)
+        dedent_text = textwrap.dedent(srcdescription).strip()
+        spec_preamble_top.append('%s' % textwrap.fill(dedent_text, width=75))
 
         spec_preamble_top.append('')