[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.4.3-253-g5c5f7af
The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit 45e9b097390808ef68c660b1f987c5d8f4555db2
Author: Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>
Date: Sat Feb 19 20:46:02 2011 -0600
Better document intention of d-watch-file-should-use-sf-redirector
* checks/watch-file.desc:
+ [RG] Document that relying on SourceForge's webpages for finding
new versions is not recommended either. (Closes: #593603)
diff --git a/checks/watch-file.desc b/checks/watch-file.desc
index 3b905d6..f35ce8c 100644
--- a/checks/watch-file.desc
+++ b/checks/watch-file.desc
@@ -104,16 +104,17 @@ Tag: debian-watch-file-should-use-sf-redirector
Severity: normal
Certainty: certain
Ref: uscan(1)
-Info: The watch file specifies a SourceForge download server directly.
- This is not recommended; SourceForge changes their download servers
- periodically, requiring watch files to be modified every time. Instead,
- use the qa.debian.org redirector by using the magic URL:
+Info: The watch file specifies a SourceForge page or download server
+ directly. This is not recommended; SourceForge changes their download
+ servers and website periodically, requiring watch files to be modified
+ every time. Instead, use the qa.debian.org redirector by using the magic
+ URL:
.
http://sf.net/<project>/<tar-name>-(.+)\.tar\.gz
.
replacing <tt><project></tt> with the name of the SourceForge
project and <tt><tar-name></tt> with the name of the tarball
- distributed within that project.
+ distributed within that project. Adjust the filename regex as necessary.
Tag: debian-watch-file-specifies-wrong-upstream-version
Severity: normal
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 482a4af..43ae34a 100755
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ lintian (2.5.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
* checks/watch-file{,.desc}:
+ [NT] Added check for dh_make(1) templates in the watch file.
Thanks to Nelson A. de Oliveira for the report. (Closes: #600866)
+ + [RG] Document that relying on SourceForge's webpages for finding
+ new versions is not recommended either. (Closes: #593603)
* collection/objdump-info:
+ [RG] Support stricter parameter handling of objdump-info from
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