The following commit has been merged in the master branch: commit a702809d0000fe43f29333a53036fc77ff8e15a2 Author: Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net> Date: Tue Aug 23 23:38:13 2011 +0200
Improved the descriptions of some tags diff --git a/checks/filename-length.desc b/checks/filename-length.desc index eefec1b..e94b9d1 100644 --- a/checks/filename-length.desc +++ b/checks/filename-length.desc @@ -7,26 +7,26 @@ Info: This script checks for long package file names Tag: package-has-long-file-name Severity: normal Certainty: certain -Info: The package has a very long package name. This may complicate - shipping the package on some media such as CDs, where the filename - length may be limited. +Info: The package has a very long filename. This may complicate + shipping the package on some media that put restrictions on the + length of the filenames (such as CDs). . - For architecture dependent package names, the number in the brackets + For architecture dependent package, the number in the brackets represents the filename length on of the package on the architecture with the longest name known to Lintian. . - The tag is emitted based on the longest architecture rather than the - current architecture. + The tag is emitted based on the length of longest architecture name + rather than the name of the current architecture. Ref: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/03/msg00943.html Tag: source-package-component-has-long-file-name Severity: normal Certainty: certain Info: The source package has a component with a very long filename. - This may complicate shipping the package on some media such as CDs, - where the filename length may be limited. + This may complicate shipping the package on some media that put + restrictions on the length of the filenames (such as CDs). . - Note for architecture dependent packages, this will tag will be - triggered for the longest architecture known. + Lintian only checks emits this tag once per source package based + on the component with the longest filename. Ref: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/03/msg00943.html diff --git a/checks/rules.desc b/checks/rules.desc index 034399f..36df500 100644 --- a/checks/rules.desc +++ b/checks/rules.desc @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Tag: debian-rules-uses-deprecated-makefile Severity: normal Certainty: certain Info: The <tt>debian/rules</tt> file for this package appears to - include a Makefile, which has been deprecated. Please refer to the + include a Makefile that has been deprecated. Please refer to the documentation of the providing package for a replacement (if any). Tag: debian-rules-uses-pwd diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b28e13a..edb2f6b 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ lintian (2.5.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low be the first dependency if it is only included in the perl from experimental. Thanks to Dominic Hargreaves for the report and the patch. (Closes: #637793) + * checks/{filenames,rules}.desc: + + [NT] Improved the descriptions of some tags. (Closes: #639018) * checks/files: + [NT] Added exceptions to "extra-license-file" for manpages, static libraries, .pc-, elf and pyshared-data-files. This -- Debian package checker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-lint-maint-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/e1qvytg-0001ty...@vasks.debian.org