Package: dh-make Version: 0.44 Severity: normal The debian/control files created with "dh-make -m" or "dh-make -s" include the following template short descriptions:
Description: Documentation for #PACKAGE# Description: Source for the #PACKAGE# driver. This use of capitalisation and punctuation is contrary to the recommendations in the Debian Developer's Reference. In fact on debian-l10n-english we frequently suggest a format more like the following for multi-binary packages: Description: <suite synopsis> - utilities Description: <suite synopsis> - documentation Description: <suite synopsis> - source but while that format's widely used it's not enshrined in policy. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i586) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24.custom Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dh-make depends on: ii debhelper 6.0.5 helper programs for debian/rules ii dpkg-dev 1.14.16.6 package building tools for Debian ii make 3.81-3 The GNU version of the "make" util ii perl 5.8.8-12 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction dh-make recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- JBR Ankh kak! (Ancient Egyptian blessing)
diff -ru dh-make-0.44.old/lib/debiank/control dh-make-0.44/lib/debiank/control --- dh-make-0.44.old/lib/debiank/control 2007-01-07 23:10:24.000000000 +0000 +++ dh-make-0.44/lib/debiank/control 2008-02-12 17:23:53.000000000 +0000 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Package: #PACKAGE#-source Architecture: all Depends: module-assistant, debhelper (>= 5), make, bzip2 -Description: Source for the #PACKAGE# driver. +Description: source for the #PACKAGE# driver This package provides the source code for the #PACKAGE# kernel modules. The #PACKAGE# package is also required in order to make use of these modules. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules. diff -ru dh-make-0.44.old/lib/debianm/control dh-make-0.44/lib/debianm/control --- dh-make-0.44.old/lib/debianm/control 2006-06-22 02:03:58.000000000 +0100 +++ dh-make-0.44/lib/debianm/control 2008-02-12 17:24:05.000000000 +0000 @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Package: #PACKAGE#-doc Architecture: all -Description: Documentation for #PACKAGE# +Description: documentation for #PACKAGE# <insert long description, indented with spaces>

