Control: tags -1 moreinfo On 29/09/26 11:18 pm, Nilesh Patra wrote: > > > On 28/09/26 2:28 pm, Simon Richter wrote: >> Package: lintian >> Version: 2.122.0 >> Severity: wishlist >> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] >> >> Hi, >> >> the rust-derivre 0.3.12-1 package declares >> >> Section: FIXME-(packages."(name)".section) >> >> which somehow made it into the archive. Lintian does not complain about >> this package. >> >> Can we get a regex check /[a-z0-9-]+/ or /[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*/ for >> this field, ideally with "error" severity? > This package source is not there in the archive anymore and I see no other way > to get it. I took up a sample package and changed the section in d/control to > > "Section: FIXME-(packages."(name)".section)" > > On building the package I can see a warning emitted and I suppose the tag is > present > already and probably was emitted. > > However, for rust-derivre 0.3.12-1 I do not see this in the UDD and as per > code it should > have. I am not sure where the problem exactly could be (somewhere in UDD? > actual lintian?) > > Can you give me a way to reproduce this? OK, I found them at https://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/r/rust-derivre/rust-derivre_0.3.12-1.dsc
and I can see the below. I don't think there is anything for lintian to do here. W: derivre: unknown-section FIXME-(packages."(name)".section) N: N: The "Section:" field in this package's control file is not one of the N: sections in use on the ftp archive. Valid sections are currently admin, N: comm, cli-mono, database, debug, devel, doc, editors, electronics, N: embedded, fonts, games, gnome, gnu-r, gnustep, graphics, hamradio, N: haskell, httpd, interpreters, java, javascript, kde, libdevel, libs, lisp, N: localization, kernel, mail, math, misc, net, news, ocaml, oldlibs, N: otherosfs, perl, php, python, ruby, rust, science, shells, sound, tex, N: text, utils, vcs, video, web, x11, xfce, zope. N: N: The section name should be preceded by either "contrib/", "non-free/" or N: "non-free-firmware/" if the package is in the according archive area. N: N: Please refer to Sections (Section 2.4) in the Debian Policy Manual for N: details. N: N: Visibility: warning N: Show-Always: no N: Check: fields/section N: N:
