Package: lintian
Version: 2.3.3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi,
following the instructions given by Frans in [1], I've written a tiny
check to ensure I wasn't missing any occurrences in the bunch of udebs
I'm currently adding. I guess it would be better to check what happens
in the resulting binaries, but I wanted to be aware of such issues
*before* even building those packages; that's why I implemented it so
that it checks the source control file. Hopefully, you'll get the idea
and either move it entirely, or only “duplicate” it for the binary
packages.
1. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2010/02/msg00524.html
Thanks for considering.
Mraw,
KiBi.
>From 6ce3c56971cba067267d7bec96e4114babf20e94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:28:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Detect Package-Type in debian/control.
---
checks/control-file | 3 +++
checks/control-file.desc | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/checks/control-file b/checks/control-file
index 66b34a7..930b1b3 100644
--- a/checks/control-file
+++ b/checks/control-file
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ while (<CONTROL>) {
tag "xs-vcs-header-in-debian-control", "$field"
if $known_source_fields{$base};
}
+ if ($field eq 'package-type') {
+ tag "package-type-in-debian-control", "line $.";
+ }
unless (/^\S+: \S/ || /^\S+:$/) {
tag 'debian-control-has-unusual-field-spacing', "line
$.";
}
diff --git a/checks/control-file.desc b/checks/control-file.desc
index 234cc98..b9abdee 100644
--- a/checks/control-file.desc
+++ b/checks/control-file.desc
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ Info: There is an XS-Vcs-* field in the
<tt>debian/control</tt> file. As
recognizes these headers and handles them correctly. Consider removing
the XS- prefix for this field.
+Tag: package-type-in-debian-control
+Severity: important
+Certainty: certain
+Info: There is a Package-Type field in the <tt>debian/control</tt>
+ file. This field is only relevant to the build process and should
+ not be embedded in the resulting binary package. As a consequence,
+ XC-Package-Type should be used instead.
+
Tag: stronger-dependency-implies-weaker
Severity: normal
Certainty: certain
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1.7.0
