Package: lintian Version: 2.5.50.4 Severity: wishlist >From time to time uploads intended at stable-backports end up in stable-proposed-updates due to incorrect Distribution in .changes. lintian should be able to flag that as an error. Something like the below, maybe (+ tests)?
Cheers, Julien diff --git a/checks/changes-file.desc b/checks/changes-file.desc index 1a668853d..2c2ab17a4 100644 --- a/checks/changes-file.desc +++ b/checks/changes-file.desc @@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ Info: The version number doesn't comply with the standard backport version the target distribution. Ref: http://backports.debian.org/Contribute/ +Tag: upload-has-backports-version-number +Severity: serious +Certainty: certain +Info: The version number looks like a backport, but the upload's target + distribution is not a backport suite. + Tag: distribution-and-changes-mismatch Severity: normal Certainty: possible diff --git a/checks/changes-file.pm b/checks/changes-file.pm index 478bbe33d..46746b5c0 100644 --- a/checks/changes-file.pm +++ b/checks/changes-file.pm @@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ sub run { tag 'backports-changes-missing'; } } + } else { + if ($info->field('version') =~ m/~bpo(\d+)\+(\d+)$/) { + tag + 'upload-has-backports-version-number', + $info->field('version'), + $distribution; + } } } if (!$KNOWN_DISTS->known($dist)) {
