Bug#528377: debian-control-has-unusual-field-spacing: allow \n just after :

[Stephane Glondu <steph@glondu.net>]

Package: lintian
Version: 2.2.9
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hello,

Everything is said in the subject and the patch.

Cheers,

-- 
Stéphane

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Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

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ii  libipc-run-perl        0.82-1            Perl module for running processes
ii  libparse-debianchangel 1.1.1-2           parse Debian changelogs and output
ii  libtimedate-perl       1.1600-9          Time and date functions for Perl
ii  liburi-perl            1.37+dfsg-1       Manipulates and accesses URI strin
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commit d4402ed8c2b2adc5605bf94ea1af85cbbec35868
Author: Stephane Glondu <steph@glondu.net>
Date:   Tue May 12 16:11:40 2009 +0200

    Allow new lines right after : in control files

diff --git a/checks/control-file b/checks/control-file
index d0f9867..ff49d44 100644
--- a/checks/control-file
+++ b/checks/control-file
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ while (<CONTROL>) {
 			tag "xs-vcs-header-in-debian-control", "$field"
 			    if $known_source_fields{$base};
 		}
-		unless (/^\S+: \S/) {
+		unless (/^\S+:\n? \S/) {
 			tag 'debian-control-has-unusual-field-spacing', "line $.";
 		}
 	}