lintian: r101 - in trunk: checks debian man
Author: djpig
Date: 2004-03-08 16:21:50 +0100 (Mon, 08 Mar 2004)
New Revision: 101
Modified:
trunk/checks/deb-format.desc
trunk/checks/etcfiles.desc
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/man/lintian.1
Log:
sync man page with the current list of checks and collection scripts
and fix errors discovered doing this:
deb-format: The current script is by Denis Barbier, correcting author in
.desc file
etcfiles: correcting abbrevation of etcfiles to 'etc', was 'ini' which
is already used by init.d
Modified: trunk/checks/deb-format.desc
===================================================================
--- trunk/checks/deb-format.desc 2004-03-08 01:00:14 UTC (rev 100)
+++ trunk/checks/deb-format.desc 2004-03-08 15:21:50 UTC (rev 101)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
Check-Script: deb-format
-Author: Marc Brockschmidt <marc@dch-faq.de>
+Author: Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org>
Abbrev: dfmt
Standards-Version: 3.6.1
Type: binary
Modified: trunk/checks/etcfiles.desc
===================================================================
--- trunk/checks/etcfiles.desc 2004-03-08 01:00:14 UTC (rev 100)
+++ trunk/checks/etcfiles.desc 2004-03-08 15:21:50 UTC (rev 101)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Check-Script: etcfiles
Author: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shaleh@debian.org>
-Abbrev: ini
+Abbrev: etc
Standards-Version: 3.5.0.0
Type: binary
Needs-Info: etcfiles
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2004-03-08 01:00:14 UTC (rev 100)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2004-03-08 15:21:50 UTC (rev 101)
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
* man/lintian.1:
+ [FL] sync man page with the --help output by adding missing options
Based on a patch by Robert Lemmen. (Closes: #198615)
+ + [FL] sync man page with the current list of checks and collection
+ scripts
* checks/binaries:
+ [FL] Don't complain about non-stripped kernel modules.
@@ -26,9 +28,11 @@
+ [FL] Fixed false positives of
copyright-should-refer-to-common-license-file-for-gpl due to
the GFDL. Thanks to Ross Burton for reporting this. (Closes: #192278)
- * checks/deb-format:
+ * checks/deb-format{,.desc}:
+ [JvW] Fix perl variable-name clash causing unusually formatted error
output (only important if you do automatic processing on it)
+ + [FL] The current script is by Denis Barbier, correcting author in
+ .desc file
* checks/debhelper.desc:
+ [FL] correct reference to debhelper manpage. It's debhelper(7), not
debhelper(1). Thanks to Brian Nelson for pointing this out
@@ -39,6 +43,9 @@
* checks/description:
+ [FL] fix description-is-dh_make-template check. (Closes: #215125)
Fix suggested by Josip Rodin
+ * checks/etcfiles.desc:
+ + [FL] correcting abbrevation of etcfiles to 'etc', was 'ini' which
+ is already used by init.d
* checks/fields:
+ [FL] Really check only "real" dependency fields for needlessy
depends (Closes: #185035)
Modified: trunk/man/lintian.1
===================================================================
--- trunk/man/lintian.1 2004-03-08 01:00:14 UTC (rev 100)
+++ trunk/man/lintian.1 2004-03-08 15:21:50 UTC (rev 101)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
.\" Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
.\" USA
.\"
-.TH LINTIAN 1 "February 21, 2004" "Debian GNU/Linux"
+.TH LINTIAN 1 "March 8, 2004" "Debian GNU/Linux"
.SH NAME
lintian \- Debian package checker
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
command: (Only one action can be specified per invocation)
.TP
-.BR \-S ", " \-\-setup-lab
+.BR \-S ", " \-\-setup\-lab
Set up or update the laboratory.
.TP
-.BR \-R ", " \-\-remove-lab
+.BR \-R ", " \-\-remove\-lab
Remove the laboratory directory.
.TP
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
Search for bugs in binaries and object files.
.TP
-.B changelog-file (chg)
+.B changelog\-file (chg)
Check changelog files in a binary package.
.TP
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
control file of a binary package is correct.
.TP
-.B control-files (ctl)
+.B control\-files (ctl)
Check for unknown control files in the binary package.
.TP
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
the copyright file. Each binary package must either have a
.RI /usr/share/doc/ package /copyright
file or must have a symlink
-.RI /usr/share/doc/ package -> foo,
+.RI /usr/share/doc/ package \-> foo,
where
.I foo
comes from the same source package, and this package declares a
@@ -344,21 +344,47 @@
.IR foo .
.TP
+.B cruft (deb)
+Looks for cruft in source packages, like files of version control
+systems and temporary files from the build process.
+
+.TP
+.B deb\-format (dfmt)
+Checks if a binary package was build with a broken version of tar so
+that dpkg can't handle it correctly.
+
+.TP
+.B debconf (dc)
+Looks for common mistakes in packages using debconf, like missing
+dependencies or errors in the template file.
+
+.TP
+.B debdiff (dif)
+Look for .orig and .rej files in the Debian diffs.
+
+.TP
+.B debian\-readme (drm)
+Check if the README.Debian file is merely the debmake template.
+
+.TP
+.B debhelper (dh)
+Looks for common mistakes in source packages using debhelper.
+
+.TP
.B description (des)
Check if the
.B Description
control field of a binary package conforms to the rules in the
-Policy Manual (appendix D).
+Policy Manual (section 3.4).
.TP
-.B debian\-readme (drm)
-Check if the README.Debian file is merely the debmake template.
+.B etcfiles (etc)
+Checks if all files in
+.B /etc
+that are shipped with the package are marked as conffiles as
+required by policy.
.TP
-.B debdiff (dif)
-Look for .orig and .rej files in the Debian diffs.
-
-.TP
.B fields (fld)
Check control fields of a binary or source package.
@@ -368,6 +394,18 @@
types, permissions and ownerships of files and directories.
.TP
+.B huge\-usr\-share (hus)
+Checks whether an architecture\-dependent package does
+have a significantly big \fB/usr/share\fR. Big amounts of
+architecture independent data in architecture dependent
+packages waste space on the mirrors.
+
+.TP
+.B infofiles (info)
+Check if a binary package conforms to policy with respect
+to info documents.
+
+.TP
.B init.d (ini)
Check if a binary package conforms to policy with respect
to scripts in \fB/etc/init.d\fR.
@@ -399,14 +437,19 @@
.TP
.B perl (prl)
Check perl scripts installed by the package for the usage of perl
-modules, and check that the package declares the appropriate dependencies.
+modules, and check that the package declares the appropriate
+dependencies.
.TP
+.B po\-debconf (pd)
+Looks for common mistakes in packages using po\-debconf.
+
+.TP
.B scripts (scr)
Check the the \fB#!\fR lines of scripts in a binary package.
.TP
-.B shared-libs (shl)
+.B shared\-libs (shl)
Check if a binary package conforms to policy with respect to
shared libraries and the
.B shlibs
@@ -436,6 +479,10 @@
Copy the copyright file of a package into the lintian directory.
.TP
+.B debfiles
+Collects files shipped in the source of the package.
+
+.TP
.B debian\-readme
Copy the README.Debian file of a package into the lintian directory.
@@ -446,6 +493,12 @@
utility for the Debian diff in a source package.
.TP
+.B doc\-base\-files
+Copy the contents of
+.B /usr/share/doc\-base
+into the lintian directory (below \fBdoc\-base\fR).
+
+.TP
.B file\-info
Collect the output of the
.BR file (1)
@@ -462,7 +515,7 @@
Collect the md5sums of all files in a binary package.
.TP
-.B menu-files
+.B menu\-files
Copy the contents of a binary package's
.I usr/share/doc/menu
directory into the
@@ -476,12 +529,8 @@
utility for each file in a binary package.
.TP
-.B perlmods
-Search the perl scripts in a binary package for
-.B use
-and
-.B require
-directives.
+.B override\-file
+Copy the override file of a package into the lintian directory
.TP
.B scripts
@@ -536,7 +585,7 @@
Policy violations detected.
.TP
.B 2
-Lintian run-time error. An error message is sent to stderr.
+Lintian run\-time error. An error message is sent to stderr.
.SH USAGE
Examples:
@@ -552,7 +601,7 @@
on what is found, this command will check either the source or binary
package foo, or both.)
.TP
-.B "$ lintian -i foo.changes"
+.B "$ lintian \-i foo.changes"
Check the changes file and, if listed, the source and binary package
of the upload. The output will contain detailed information about the
reported tags.
@@ -563,15 +612,15 @@
.B "$ lintian \-C cpy \-\-source foo"
Run the copyright checks on source package foo.
.TP
-.B "$ lintian -u foo"
+.B "$ lintian \-u foo"
Unpack package foo in the Lintian laboratory up to level 1. (If it's
already unpacked at level 1 or 2, nothing is done.)
.TP
-.B "$ lintian -l1 -r foo"
+.B "$ lintian \-l1 \-r foo"
Search for package foo in the Debian archive and, if found, reduce the
package disk usage in the laboratory to level 1.
.TP
-.B "$ lintian -r foo"
+.B "$ lintian \-r foo"
Remove package foo from the Lintian laboratory.
.SH BUGS
@@ -584,7 +633,7 @@
If you discover any other bugs in Lintian, please contact the authors.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR lintian-info (1),
+.BR lintian\-info (1),
.B Lintian User's Manual
(file:/usr/share/doc/lintian/lintian.html/index.html)
@@ -594,5 +643,5 @@
.br
Christian Schwarz <schwarz@monet.m.isar.de>
.br
-Please use the email address <lintian-maint@debian.org> for Lintian related
+Please use the email address <lintian\-maint@debian.org> for Lintian related
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