package: lintian version: 2.5.2 severity: minor tag: patch Attached is a patch that slightly clarifies one of lintian's error messages.
Best wishes, Mike
--- frontend/lintian.orig 2011-08-27 02:37:53.000000000 -0400 +++ frontend/lintian 2011-08-27 02:38:06.000000000 -0400 @@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ if ($arg =~ m/\.(?:u?deb|dsc|changes)$/o){ $pool->add_file($arg); } else { - fail("bad package file name $arg (neither .deb, .udeb or .dsc file)"); + fail("bad package file name $arg (neither .deb, .udeb, .changes, or .dsc file)"); } } else { # parameter is a package name--so look it up