Package: lintian Version: 2.5.2 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch
With the attached patch lintian is able to detect spelling mistakes in Debian QA Group e-mail address:
$ lintian -C fields jrexx_1.1.1-6.dsc E: jrexx source: wrong-debian-qa-address-set-as-maintainer Debian QA Group <pack...@qa.debian.org> -- Jakub Wilk
diff --git a/lib/Lintian/Check.pm b/lib/Lintian/Check.pm --- a/lib/Lintian/Check.pm +++ b/lib/Lintian/Check.pm @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ # Some additional checks that we only do for maintainer fields. if ($field eq 'maintainer') { - if ($mail eq 'debian...@lists.debian.org') { + if (($mail eq 'debian...@lists.debian.org') or + ($name =~ /\bdebian\s+qa\b/i and $mail ne 'packa...@qa.debian.org')) { tag 'wrong-debian-qa-address-set-as-maintainer', $maintainer; } elsif ($mail eq 'packa...@qa.debian.org') { tag 'wrong-debian-qa-group-name', $maintainer