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sdist: fix normative language around pax #2058

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion source/specifications/source-distribution-format.rst
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Expand Up @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ at their respective paths relative to the root directory of the sdist
No other content of a sdist is required or defined. Build systems can store
whatever information they need in the sdist to build the project.

The tarball should use the modern POSIX.1-2001 pax tar format, which specifies
The tarball must use the modern POSIX.1-2001 pax tar format, which specifies
UTF-8 based file names. In particular, source distribution files must be readable
using the standard library tarfile module with the open flag 'r:gz'.

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