[lintian] 01/01: Standardise on capital-L "Lintian" in package descriptions. Thanks to Adam D. Barratt for the suggestion.
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Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date: Mon Dec 25 16:25:05 2017 +0000
Standardise on capital-L "Lintian" in package descriptions. Thanks to Adam D. Barratt for the suggestion.
---
checks/application-not-library.desc | 4 ++--
checks/binaries.desc | 2 +-
checks/changelog-file.desc | 2 +-
checks/copyright-file.desc | 2 +-
checks/cruft.desc | 4 ++--
checks/debconf.desc | 2 +-
checks/debian-source-dir.desc | 4 ++--
checks/fields.desc | 4 ++--
checks/files.desc | 12 ++++++------
checks/lintian.desc | 4 ++--
checks/manpages.desc | 4 ++--
checks/menu-format.desc | 10 +++++-----
checks/nmu.desc | 2 +-
checks/po-debconf.desc | 2 +-
checks/rules.desc | 4 ++--
checks/scripts.desc | 6 +++---
checks/shared-libs.desc | 6 +++---
checks/source-copyright.desc | 6 +++---
checks/standards-version.desc | 6 +++---
debian/changelog | 3 +++
20 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
diff --git a/checks/application-not-library.desc b/checks/application-not-library.desc
index 9d07f94..b1f044f 100644
--- a/checks/application-not-library.desc
+++ b/checks/application-not-library.desc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Info: This package contains a program in $PATH but is named like a
package. See the reference for some (not perl-specific) reasoning.
.
In case the program in $PATH is only a helper tool and the package is
- primarily a library, please add a lintian override for this tag.
+ primarily a library, please add a Lintian override for this tag.
Ref: https://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/policy.html#package_naming_policy
Tag: application-in-library-section
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ Info: This package contains a binary in $PATH but is in a section just
package.
.
In case the program in $PATH is only a helper tool and the package is
- primarily a library, please add a lintian override for this tag.
+ primarily a library, please add a Lintian override for this tag.
diff --git a/checks/binaries.desc b/checks/binaries.desc
index cb5d455..9b17f11 100644
--- a/checks/binaries.desc
+++ b/checks/binaries.desc
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Certainty: possible
Info: This appears to be an ELF file but readelf cannot parse it.
.
This may be a mistake or a corrupted file, you may need to
- install binutils-multiarch on the system running lintian so that
+ install binutils-multiarch on the system running Lintian so that
non-native binaries are handled correctly, or it may be a
misidentification of a file as ELF that actually isn't.
diff --git a/checks/changelog-file.desc b/checks/changelog-file.desc
index 925e3c0..5d2217c 100644
--- a/checks/changelog-file.desc
+++ b/checks/changelog-file.desc
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Info: Each Debian package (which provides a /usr/share/doc/<i>pkg</i>
/usr/share/doc/<i>pkg</i>/changelog.Debian.gz
.
A common error is to name the Debian changelog like an upstream changelog
- (/usr/share/doc/<i>pkg</i>/changelog.gz); therefore, lintian will apply
+ (/usr/share/doc/<i>pkg</i>/changelog.gz); therefore, Lintian will apply
further checks to such a file if it exists even after issuing this error.
Ref: policy 12.7
diff --git a/checks/copyright-file.desc b/checks/copyright-file.desc
index fb4bbaa..6946142 100644
--- a/checks/copyright-file.desc
+++ b/checks/copyright-file.desc
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Info: This package appears to be covered by the GNU GPL but depends on
unless there is a license exception explicitly permitting this.
.
If only the Debian packaging, or some other part of the package not
- linked with OpenSSL, is covered by the GNU GPL, please add a lintian
+ linked with OpenSSL, is covered by the GNU GPL, please add a Lintian
override for this tag. Lintian currently has no good way of
distinguishing between that case and problematic packages.
diff --git a/checks/cruft.desc b/checks/cruft.desc
index 05f3485..91753bb 100644
--- a/checks/cruft.desc
+++ b/checks/cruft.desc
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ Info: The given source file is cropped from playboy centerfold.
Please use well known and free test images.
.
Please also submit md5sum, sha1sum, and sha256 of this file
- as a bug report for lintian.
+ as a bug report for Lintian.
Tag: license-problem-bad-php-license
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ Certainty: certain
Info: The source file includes a line length that is well beyond
the normally human made code line length.
.
- This very long line length does not allow lintian to do
+ This very long line length does not allow Lintian to do
correctly some source file checks.
.
This line could also be the result of some text injected by
diff --git a/checks/debconf.desc b/checks/debconf.desc
index cec83ab..8e1e981 100644
--- a/checks/debconf.desc
+++ b/checks/debconf.desc
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Info: Templates which are not used by the package should be removed from
- the template is not used by the maintainer scripts but is used by
a program in the package
.
- - the maintainer scripts are written in perl. lintian currently only
+ - the maintainer scripts are written in perl. Lintian currently only
understands the shell script debconf functions.
.
If any of the above apply, please install an override.
diff --git a/checks/debian-source-dir.desc b/checks/debian-source-dir.desc
index 512ceb9..5bc7d75 100644
--- a/checks/debian-source-dir.desc
+++ b/checks/debian-source-dir.desc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Ref: dpkg-source(1)
Tag: unknown-file-in-debian-source
Severity: important
Certainty: possible
-Info: The source package contains a file in debian/source/ that lintian
+Info: The source package contains a file in debian/source/ that Lintian
doesn't know about. Currently the following files are recognized:
.
* format
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Info: The source package contains a file in debian/source/ that lintian
.
This tag is emitted in case you mistyped the name of one of the above
files. If that's not the case and if the file can be legitimately be
- expected in source packages, please file a bug against lintian asking
+ expected in source packages, please file a bug against Lintian asking
for the file to be recognized.
Tag: git-patches-not-exported
diff --git a/checks/fields.desc b/checks/fields.desc
index 6b30c53..08f1d55 100644
--- a/checks/fields.desc
+++ b/checks/fields.desc
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ Info: The package lists an old version of Emacs as its first dependency.
flavors it supports.
.
If the package intentionally only supports older versions of Emacs (if,
- for example, it was included with later versions of Emacs), add a lintian
+ for example, it was included with later versions of Emacs), add a Lintian
override.
Tag: depends-on-metapackage
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ Info: This .dsc file contains no Checksum-Sha256 field and hence only
.
This issue will only show up for source packages built with
dpkg-source before 1.14.17 (March 2008) and hence will probably never
- show up when you run lintian locally but only on
+ show up when you run Lintian locally but only on
https://lintian.debian.org/ for source packages in the archive.
.
Accordingly it can be fixed by simply rebuilding the source package
diff --git a/checks/files.desc b/checks/files.desc
index 2b99443..aa7e02c 100644
--- a/checks/files.desc
+++ b/checks/files.desc
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ Tag: setuid-binary
Severity: normal
Certainty: possible
Info: The file is tagged SETUID. In some cases this is intentional, but in
- other cases this is a bug. If this is intentional, please add a lintian
+ other cases this is a bug. If this is intentional, please add a Lintian
override to document this fact.
Tag: setgid-binary
Severity: normal
Certainty: possible
Info: The file is tagged SETGID. In some cases this is intentional, but in
- other cases this is a bug. If this is intentional, please add a lintian
+ other cases this is a bug. If this is intentional, please add a Lintian
override to document this fact.
Tag: setuid-gid-binary
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Severity: normal
Certainty: possible
Info: The file is tagged SETUID and SETGID. In some cases this is
intentional, but in other cases this is a bug. If this is intentional,
- please add a lintian override to document this fact.
+ please add a Lintian override to document this fact.
Tag: non-standard-file-perm
Severity: normal
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ Severity: normal
Certainty: possible
Info: This package installs a file or directory whose name ends in
whitespace. This might be intentional but it's normally a mistake. If
- it is intentional, add a lintian override.
+ it is intentional, add a Lintian override.
.
One possible cause is using debhelper 5.0.57 or earlier to install a
doc-base file with a Document field that ends in whitespace.
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ Tag: package-contains-empty-directory
Severity: wishlist
Certainty: possible
Info: This package installs an empty directory. This might be intentional
- but it's normally a mistake. If it is intentional, add a lintian override.
+ but it's normally a mistake. If it is intentional, add a Lintian override.
.
If a package ships with or installs empty directories, you can remove them
in debian/rules by calling:
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ Info: This binary package appears to be empty, and its description does
description one of the phrases "metapackage", "dummy", "dependency
package", or "empty package".
.
- Previously, lintian also accepted the use of "virtual package". This
+ Previously, Lintian also accepted the use of "virtual package". This
was removed to avoid overloading the term. If you have been relying on
the phrase "virtual package" to avoid this warning, please replace it
with one of the others.
diff --git a/checks/lintian.desc b/checks/lintian.desc
index ba83de5..afdcb5c 100644
--- a/checks/lintian.desc
+++ b/checks/lintian.desc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
Check-Script: lintian
Info: This description file is a special case. It contains the tag info
- for the tags produced by the lintian frontend itself.
+ for the tags produced by the Lintian frontend itself.
.
The tags in this check are enabled in all profiles by default, but can
be disabled.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Certainty: certain
Info: The package has an override for a tag that was renamed.
Lintian tag are sometime renamed in order to improve their name.
.
- Override file is dynamically translated by lintian. Nevertheless
+ Override file is dynamically translated by Lintian. Nevertheless
please replace the old name by the new name.
diff --git a/checks/manpages.desc b/checks/manpages.desc
index df47026..e473040 100644
--- a/checks/manpages.desc
+++ b/checks/manpages.desc
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ Info: Each binary in <tt>/usr/bin</tt>, <tt>/usr/sbin</tt>, <tt>/bin</tt>,
case of the man page match the case of the binary.
.
If the man pages are provided by another package on which this package
- depends, lintian may not be able to determine that man pages are
+ depends, Lintian may not be able to determine that man pages are
available. In this case, after confirming that all binaries do have
man pages after this package and its dependencies are installed, please
- add a lintian override.
+ add a Lintian override.
Ref: policy 12.1
Tag: manpage-in-wrong-directory
diff --git a/checks/menu-format.desc b/checks/menu-format.desc
index d910689..9e205f3 100644
--- a/checks/menu-format.desc
+++ b/checks/menu-format.desc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The package contains a menu file that is in the old menu file format.
This format is deprecated. Convert the menu file to the new menu format.
- Note that lintian will not test this file for any other problems.
+ Note that Lintian will not test this file for any other problems.
Tag: whitespace-after-continuation-character
Severity: important
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ Info: This icon file couldn't be found. If the path to the icon in the
icon is installed in <tt>/usr/share/pixmaps</tt>, the default location.
.
If the icon is provided by another package on which this package
- depends, lintian may not be able to determine that icon pages are
+ depends, Lintian may not be able to determine that icon pages are
available. In this case, after confirming that all icons are
available after this package and its dependencies are installed,
- please add a lintian override.
+ please add a Lintian override.
Ref: menu 3.7
Tag: menu-icon-too-big
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ Tag: menu-icon-cannot-be-parsed
Severity: normal
Certainty: certain
Info: The icon file could not be parsed. Perhaps this means a bad XPM file,
- or perhaps it means the lintian parsing needs to be improved. If the
+ or perhaps it means the Lintian parsing needs to be improved. If the
window managers and standard tools accept the file then probably it's the
- latter; please file a bug on lintian then.
+ latter; please file a bug on Lintian then.
Tag: su-wrapper-without--c
Severity: important
diff --git a/checks/nmu.desc b/checks/nmu.desc
index 1aed82a..cd63193 100644
--- a/checks/nmu.desc
+++ b/checks/nmu.desc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Info: The file <tt>debian/changelog</tt> is a symlink instead of a regular
package under multiple names, make <tt>debian/changelog</tt> the real
file and the other names symlinks to it.
.
- This problem may have prevented lintian from performing other checks,
+ This problem may have prevented Lintian from performing other checks,
leading to undetected changelog errors.
Tag: extra-whitespace-around-name-in-changelog-trailer
diff --git a/checks/po-debconf.desc b/checks/po-debconf.desc
index d65a485..177547f 100644
--- a/checks/po-debconf.desc
+++ b/checks/po-debconf.desc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Info: This package seems to be using debconf templates, but it does not
use po-debconf to make translations possible (<tt>debian/po</tt> doesn't
exist). Debian Policy requires that all packages using debconf use a
gettext-based translation system. If this package uses one other than
- po-debconf, please report this as a lintian bug along with how to detect
+ po-debconf, please report this as a Lintian bug along with how to detect
that system.
Ref: policy 3.9.1
diff --git a/checks/rules.desc b/checks/rules.desc
index 86b57fe..6a1a992 100644
--- a/checks/rules.desc
+++ b/checks/rules.desc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Info: The file <tt>debian/rules</tt> is a symlink instead of a regular
package under multiple names, make <tt>debian/rules</tt> the real
file and the other names symlinks to it.
.
- This problem may have prevented lintian from performing other checks,
+ This problem may have prevented Lintian from performing other checks,
leading to undetected changelog errors.
Tag: debian-rules-not-a-makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Ref: policy 4.2
Info: The package doesn't specify a build dependency on a package that is
used in <tt>debian/rules</tt>.
.
- lintian intentionally does not take into account transitive dependencies.
+ Lintian intentionally does not take into account transitive dependencies.
Even if the package build-depends on some package that in turn
depends on the needed package, an explicit build dependency should
be added. Otherwise, a latent bug is created that will appear without
diff --git a/checks/scripts.desc b/checks/scripts.desc
index d5b7f20..8874798 100644
--- a/checks/scripts.desc
+++ b/checks/scripts.desc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Certainty: possible
Info: This package contains a script for an interpreter that is not shipped
in the package and is not known to Lintian. It is possible that there is
a typo or the interpreter is not executable. If not, please file a
- wishlist bug against lintian, so it can be added to the list of known
+ wishlist bug against Lintian, so it can be added to the list of known
interpreters.
Tag: example-unusual-interpreter
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Certainty: possible
Info: This package contains an example script for an interpreter that
is not shipped in the package and is not known to Lintian. It is
possible that there is a typo or the interpreter is not executable.
- If not, please file a wishlist bug against lintian, so it can be
+ If not, please file a wishlist bug against Lintian, so it can be
added to the list of known interpreters.
Tag: php-script-with-unusual-interpreter
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Severity: important
Certainty: possible
Info: This package contains a maintainer script that uses an interpreter
that the Lintian maintainers have not heard of. This is usually a typo
- for a common interpreter. If not, please file a wishlist bug on lintian
+ for a common interpreter. If not, please file a wishlist bug on Lintian
so that the Lintian maintainers can add this interpreter to their list.
Tag: interpreter-in-usr-local
diff --git a/checks/shared-libs.desc b/checks/shared-libs.desc
index 64648bc..775a619 100644
--- a/checks/shared-libs.desc
+++ b/checks/shared-libs.desc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Info: The listed shared libraries contain object code that was compiled
.
In some cases, exceptions to this rule are warranted. If this is such a
case, follow the procedure outlined in Policy and then please document
- the exception by adding a lintian override to this package.
+ the exception by adding a Lintian override to this package.
.
To check whether a shared library has this problem, run <tt>readelf
-d</tt> on the shared library. If a tag of type TEXTREL is present, the
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Info: This package declares in its shlibs control file either a dependency
one of its Provides.
.
In unusual circumstances where it's necessary to declare more complex
- dependencies in the shlibs control file, please add a lintian override
+ dependencies in the shlibs control file, please add a Lintian override
for this warning.
Ref: policy 8.6
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Info: This package declares in its symbols control file a dependency on
one of its Provides.
.
In unusual circumstances where it's necessary to declare more complex
- dependencies in the symbols control file, please add a lintian override
+ dependencies in the symbols control file, please add a Lintian override
for this warning.
Ref: policy 8.6
diff --git a/checks/source-copyright.desc b/checks/source-copyright.desc
index a960455..cd65584 100644
--- a/checks/source-copyright.desc
+++ b/checks/source-copyright.desc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Certainty: certain
Info: The file <tt>debian/copyright</tt> is a symlink instead of a regular
file. This makes package checking and manipulation more difficult.
.
- This problem may have prevented lintian from performing other checks.
+ This problem may have prevented Lintian from performing other checks.
Tag: no-debian-copyright
Severity: minor
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Ref: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Tag: unknown-copyright-format-uri
Severity: pedantic
Certainty: wild-guess
-Info: The copyright file appears to intended as machine-readable, but lintian
+Info: The copyright file appears to intended as machine-readable, but Lintian
cannot recognize its format URI. It could be a typo for a common URI or a
syntax error in the first paragraph. Please file a bug against Lintian if you
believe that the copyright file in syntactically valid and the URI is
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Ref: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Info: A newer version of the machine-readable copyright file specification,
than the one referenced by the copyright file, is available.
.
- This problem may have prevented lintian from performing other checks.
+ This problem may have prevented Lintian from performing other checks.
Tag: syntax-error-in-dep5-copyright
Severity: normal
diff --git a/checks/standards-version.desc b/checks/standards-version.desc
index d703064..b4ef6c3 100644
--- a/checks/standards-version.desc
+++ b/checks/standards-version.desc
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Tag: newer-standards-version
Severity: normal
Certainty: certain
Info: The source package refers to a Standards-Version which is
- newer than the highest one lintian is programmed to check. If the source
- package is correct, then please upgrade lintian to the newest version.
- (If there is no newer lintian version, then please bug &maint; to make
+ newer than the highest one Lintian is programmed to check. If the source
+ package is correct, then please upgrade Lintian to the newest version.
+ (If there is no newer Lintian version, then please bug &maint; to make
one.)
Tag: ancient-standards-version
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b474ca1..dc08354 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ lintian (2.5.66) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
XXX: generate tag summary
+ * checks/*.desc:
+ + [CL] Standardise on capital-L "Lintian" in package descriptions.
+ Thanks to Adam D. Barratt for the suggestion.
* checks/cruft.{pm,desc}:
+ [CL] Check for packages that invoke AC_PATH_PROG without considering
cross-compilation. Thanks to Helmut Grohne for the idea and
--
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