fix: Handle multiline input for the Debian description field

deb/deb.go

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Conflicts: {{join .}}
 Homepage: {{.Info.Homepage}}
 {{- end }}
 {{- /* Mandatory fields */}}
-Description: {{.Info.Description}}
+Description: {{multiline .Info.Description}}
 `
 
 type controlData struct {
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ func writeControl(w io.Writer, data controlData) error {
 		"join": func(strs []string) string {
 			return strings.Trim(strings.Join(strs, ", "), " ")
 		},
+		"multiline": func(strs string) string {
+			ret := strings.ReplaceAll(strs, "\n", "\n  ")
+			return strings.Trim(ret, " \n")
+		},
 	})
 	return template.Must(tmpl.Parse(controlTemplate)).Execute(w, data)
 }

deb/deb_test.go

@@ -305,3 +305,24 @@ func TestDebRules(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, string(bts), w.String())
 }
+
+func TestMultilineFields(t *testing.T) {
+	var w bytes.Buffer
+	assert.NoError(t, writeControl(&w, controlData{
+		Info: nfpm.WithDefaults(&nfpm.Info{
+			Name:        "multiline",
+			Arch:        "riscv64",
+			Description: "This field is a\nmultiline field\nthat should work.",
+			Priority:    "extra",
+			Version:     "1.0.0",
+			Section:     "default",
+		}),
+	}))
+	var golden = "testdata/multiline.golden"
+	if *update {
+		require.NoError(t, ioutil.WriteFile(golden, w.Bytes(), 0655))
+	}
+	bts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(golden) //nolint:gosec
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, string(bts), w.String())
+}

deb/testdata/multiline.golden

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Package: multiline
+Version: 1.0.0
+Section: default
+Priority: extra
+Architecture: riscv64
+Installed-Size: 0
+Description: This field is a
+  multiline field
+  that should work.