Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: wishlist -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256
Hi, Please consider adding control-file-is-not-a-file to the auto-reject list. The tag is emitted if the control.tar.gz contains non-regular files such as symlinks and devices[1]. I could not find any references in the Policy that allows (or disallows) non-regular files in the control.tar.gz (maybe I didn't look hard enough), but I have a feeling that most tools will not cope too well with non-regular files. Especially symlinks are a source of issues as they are trivial to abuse and make an unsuspecting tool do something it should not do. Thanks for considering, ~Niels [1] Note: the check ignores directories. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJOaz5tAAoJEAVLu599gGRCHeQP/3onidKgy1nBv5uB0EFp2MSk zv664K8PM0DnDcvXbU831NfHgIjJL4nTSqmw8OYXkhOTpDRmWP37cg0X5+lsqLjc ozoGXfgSznrZSH+SIMwQM9ABXfzzlcpca+FuBDT1ick3uaC4w9Av3jTeWznN0o9r 08vNC8Kgr+GTM5p5WbL05JDKW60Po4o7FtIjxX4EIIpU5q73rnXcL7X0awKMgqIZ dWhWXWAF68bHmLUq33CHLhG8TclqsL75KW5Vq+DXiMYdKOKuHOIFirgEIMJ8/qZU GCeCZo4LQhetLdQdV2G2P8dtQx8bA3VO7DxMgPgI9pXQEsTYKcUmG65nfsL0NHIU 1+L+CHGRLEAmA5A9HLko8bsaBOytsjBFmPpgMcNR57giOY74X4l0J1vb9IZ3Hh6X ZBDsbyqMOxb3/jrVfihZ1MJ85+aGkSGVo+63KUBigrfxPYZPZBIouGhkXOTA+5OJ RawlxNYmoXX0hFnFjmZoDnsHaG5/po6WT1afT0AmTe1pzWnoqP0k8NL4gEPo0fqL d8CRhsiOKQ8H/UBd7TOAlVHMgZaQ3Fo6vLiKNCkWoez4CqVkXqFQBpYlsNlHGPsw F6xD8tvhDqjg/iVSv3HnNkDPPDYIkkBBlexvuGB5tg4vj2nhkx4ItYuwtZrNV69E wVdGajA5RAe/epeQZcei =Uqxo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
