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+Source: salt-formula-backports
+Maintainer: Mirantis Dev <dev@mirantis.com>
+Section: admin
+Priority: optional
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), salt-master, python, python-yaml
+Standards-Version: 3.9.6
+Homepage: https://www.mirantis.com
+Vcs-Browser: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/#/admin/projects/salt-formulas/backports
+Vcs-Git: https://gerrit.mcp.mirantis.com/salt-formulas/backports.git
+
+Package: salt-formula-backports
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
+Description: backports salt formula
+ Install backport patches.