block 671058 by 602304 tags 671058 + moreinfo tags 602304 + moreinfo thanks
On 2012-05-01 16:51, Jari Aalto wrote: > Package: lintian > Version: 2.5.6 > Severity: wishlist > > For debian/patches in DEP-3 format, please add some check to warn about > headers like this (From/Author): > > From: <d...@example.com> > Subject: Fix FTBFS .... > > Something like: > > I: patches-header-from-missing-person-name > Hi, I believe I have already mentioned it in #602304, but DEP-3 does not mandate that the from header is in a specific format. Supposedly, the format "m...@example.com (name)" variant is allowed too. Also, we still (to my knowledge) cannot relibly detect DEP-3 from non-DEP-3 patches nor do we have a parser supporting the format (hench the block on 602304). > The tag description could suggest that the person name would be written in > full; at least consisting of two words before <>: > > From: Firstname Lastname <d...@example.com> > Subject: Fix FTBFS .... > > There may be more than two words like in spanish names, but 99% of the cases > people have at least two identification words for the first and last > name/family name (like in Japan). > > I believe you are incorrect here - allegedly there are places where mononyms are common[1]. Personally I am aware of at least two people in Debian with a mononym. ~Niels [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mononym#Countries_where_mononyms_are_normal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
