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[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.1.6-29-gefb5fd0



The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit ef0e31c45bf35852791238f0c6ec225789960abe
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Jan 24 13:26:45 2009 -0800

    Document the new --pedantic option

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fa21fca..7858d9e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ lintian (2.2.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * lib/Tags.pm:
     + [RA] Add support for pedantic tags.  Patch from Raphael Geissert.
 
+  * man/lintian.1:
+    + [RA] Document the new --pedantic option.
+
   * t/runtests:
     + [RA] Add support for specifying the Lintian options to use when
       checking a test package.  Patch from Raphael Geissert.
diff --git a/man/lintian.1 b/man/lintian.1
index 3628a73..33b78f4 100644
--- a/man/lintian.1
+++ b/man/lintian.1
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ Display informational ("I:") tags as well.  They are normally suppressed.
 Display experimental ("X:") tags as well.  They are normally suppressed.
 
 .TP
+.BR \-\-pendatic
+Display pedantic ("P:") tags as well.  They are normally suppressed.
+
+Pedantic tags are Lintian at its most pickiest and include checks for
+particular Debian packaging styles, checks that are very frequently wrong,
+and checks that many people disagree with.  Expect false positives and
+Lintian tags that you don't consider useful if you use this option.
+Adding overrides for pedantic tags is probably not worth the effort.
+
+.TP
 .BR \-L " [+|-|=][>=|>|<|<=][S|C|S/C], " \-\-display\-level " [+|-|=][>=|>|<|<=][S|C|S/C]"
 Fine-grained selection of tags to be displayed. It is possible to add, remove
 or set the levels to display, specifying a severity (S: serious, important,

-- 
Debian package checker


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