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Re: checking a NEWS.Debian file with dpkg-parsechangelog



Jereme Corrado wrote:
> I just added a NEWS.Debian file to one of my packages and the
> Developers Reference, (sec. 6.3.4) suggests that one should check the
> formatting with dpkg-parsechangelogs.
> 
> I read the man page for dpkg-parsechangelogs and played around a
> little but it's unclear to me how I can check this file's formatting.
> I was hoping someone could clue me in. 

dpkg-parsechangelog -ldebian/NEWS.Debian >/dev/null; echo $?

If it returns 0 then the format is ok for at least the topmost entry.
The -v switch can be used to check other entries.

-- 
see shy jo

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