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Bug#449257: warn on non-increasing changelog version numbering



Package: lintian
Version: 1.23.36
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

I received a package from a sponsoree that contained two changelog sections 
both with the exact same version number, which was obviously a mistake but 
lintian didn't catch it.

I assume that all version numbers in the changelog should be strictly 
monotonically increasing (for every version holds version > 
previous-version). Maybe there is some case I did no think of, but to me 
anything other seems nonsensical and hence a mistake.

I propose that lintian checks the version numbers in the changelog to satisfy 
this constraint.


thanks,
Thijs

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