What do I do about lintian errors on newly created packages, ready for upload?
Fix them, or let the main maintainer know about them? (I'd prefere the last
option... :)
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[turbo@gandalf Debs]$ lsl
Directory: .
File size File name
1139 - ae_962-21_arm.changes
37012 - ae_962-21_arm.deb
1145 - bsdmainutils_4.2_arm.changes
122622 - bsdmainutils_4.2_arm.deb
3147 - dhcp-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.changes
73060 - dhcp-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.deb
55524 - dhcp-client-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.deb
25222 - dhcp-relay-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.deb
2823 - dhcp_1.0.2-0.1_arm.changes
65758 - dhcp_1.0.2-0.1_arm.deb
777 - dhcpcd_0.70-3_arm.changes
30544 - dhcpcd_0.70-3_arm.deb
779 - fonter_1.5-2_arm.changes
21228 - fonter_1.5-2_arm.deb
1823 - gpm_1.13-5_arm.changes
101322 - gpm_1.13-5_arm.deb
770 - hexedit_0.9.3-1_arm.changes
14180 - hexedit_0.9.3-1_arm.deb
1146 - jed_0.98.7-7_arm.changes
151634 - jed_0.98.7-7_arm.deb
915 - joe_2.8-10_arm.changes
134630 - joe_2.8-10_arm.deb
20762 - libgpmg1-dev_1.13-5_arm.deb
14538 - libgpmg1_1.13-5_arm.deb
18528 - rgrep_0.98.7-7_arm.deb
293000 - slang1-dev_1.2.2-0.1_arm.deb
262450 - slang1-pic_1.2.2-0.1_arm.deb
102046 - slang1_1.2.2-0.1_arm.deb
1168 - slang_1.2.2-0.1_arm.changes
160832 - xjed_0.98.7-7_arm.deb
[turbo@gandalf Debs]$ lintian *.deb
W: slang1-dev: readme-debian-is-debmake-template
E: joe: old-fsf-address-in-copyright-file
E: joe: binary-without-manpage termidx
E: joe: spelling-error-in-description useable usable
W: hexedit: wrong-name-for-upstream-changelog usr/doc/hexedit/Changes
W: dhcpcd: script-not-executable usr/doc/dhcpcd/pcmcia/2.8.23/network
E: dhcp-relay-beta: no-copyright-file
E: dhcp-relay-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-relay-beta restart
E: dhcp-relay-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-relay-beta force-reload
E: dhcp-client-beta: no-copyright-file
E: dhcp-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-beta restart
E: dhcp-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-beta force-reload
E: dhcp: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp restart
E: dhcp: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp force-reload
W: bsdmainutils: setgid-binary usr/bin/write 2755 root/tty
W: bsdmainutils: wrong-name-for-changelog-file-of-native-debian-package usr/doc/bsdmainutils/changelog.Debian.gz
E: ae: binary-without-manpage vi
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