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Re: A list of common gotchas in Debian packaging



On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 02:52:43PM +0300, Panu Kalliokoski wrote:
> Some issues seem to come up time and again when somebody inspects RFS'd
> packages.  Some of these are not breaches of policy but simply bad
> practices, like leaving quoted dh_* commands in debian/rules.  Some are
> breaches of policy but common enough to focus separate attention to.
> 
> I wonder, whether there is a list of these "common gotchas" in packaging
> somewhere, or a checklist for package quality?  In a similar vein, I

Such as http://people.debian.org/~mpalmer/sponsorship_checklist.html ?  It's
not authoritative, but it's not a bad start.  Additions gratefully received.

- Matt



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