lintian: r404 - in trunk: checks debian

[vorlon@wolffelaar.nl]

Author: vorlon
Date: 2005-01-14 17:59:39 +0100 (Fri, 14 Jan 2005)
New Revision: 404

Modified:
   trunk/checks/description
   trunk/checks/description.desc
   trunk/debian/changelog
Log:
Do not generate warnings when a short description starts with an article;
this is good grammar and should not be discouraged. (Closes: #290505)



Modified: trunk/checks/description
===================================================================
--- trunk/checks/description	2005-01-10 00:38:00 UTC (rev 403)
+++ trunk/checks/description	2005-01-14 16:59:39 UTC (rev 404)
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
     if ($synopsis =~ m/^\s*[A-Z]/) {
 	tag "description-synopsis-starts-with-a-capital-letter";
     }
-    if ($synopsis =~ m/^\s*([Tt]he|[Aa]n?)\b/) {
-	tag "description-synopsis-starts-with-an-article";
-    }
     if ($synopsis =~ m/\t/) {
 	tag "description-contains-tabs", "" unless $tabs++;
     }

Modified: trunk/checks/description.desc
===================================================================
--- trunk/checks/description.desc	2005-01-10 00:38:00 UTC (rev 403)
+++ trunk/checks/description.desc	2005-01-14 16:59:39 UTC (rev 404)
@@ -96,14 +96,6 @@
  to use lowercase instead.
 Ref: devref 6.2.2
 
-Tag: description-synopsis-starts-with-an-article
-Type: warning
-Info: The synopsis (first line in the package "Description:" field, the
- short description) starts with an article, either definite ("the") or
- indefinite ("a" or "an"). It is recommended to use a synopsis without
- the article instead.
-Ref: devref 6.2.2
-
 Tag: description-synopsis-is-duplicated
 Type: error
 Info: The first line of the extended Description: should not repeat the

Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog	2005-01-10 00:38:00 UTC (rev 403)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog	2005-01-14 16:59:39 UTC (rev 404)
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     [CW] Add tclx8.4 to %known_tclxs.
   * checks/scripts, checks/scripts.desc:
     [CW] Add checks for tclsh8.4 and wish8.4. (Closes: #288287)
+  * checks/description:
+    [SRL] Do not generate warnings when a short description starts with
+    an article; this is good grammar and should not be discouraged.
+    (Closes: #290505)
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Sun,  9 Jan 2005 23:48:45 +0000