Check-Script: changes-file
Abbrev: chng
Type: changes
Info: This script checks for various problems with .changes files

Tag: malformed-changes-file
Severity: serious
Certainty: certain
Info: There is no "Format" field in your .changes file.  This probably
 indicates some serious problem with the file.  Perhaps it's not actually
 a changes file, or it's not in the proper format, or it's PGP-signed
 twice.
 .
 Since Lintian was unable to parse this .changes file, any further checks
 on it were skipped.
Ref: policy 5.5

Tag: no-description-in-changes-file
Severity: serious
Certainty: certain
Info: There is no "Description" field in your .changes file.  A
 description is mandatory and is usually constructed from the descriptions
 in the control file of the package by the package build tools.
Ref: policy 5.5

Tag: bad-distribution-in-changes-file
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: You've specified an unknown target distribution for your upload in
 the <tt>debian/changelog</tt> file.
 .
 Note that the distributions <tt>non-free</tt> and <tt>contrib</tt> are no
 longer valid. You'll have to use distribution <tt>unstable</tt> and
 <tt>Section: non-free/xxx</tt> or <tt>Section: contrib/xxx</tt> instead.
Ref: policy 5.6.14

Tag: bad-ubuntu-distribution-in-changes-file
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: You've specified an unknown target distribution for your upload in
 the <tt>debian/changelog</tt> file.
 .
 Your version string suggests this package is for Ubuntu, so your
 distribution should be one of quantal, precise, oneiric, natty, maverick,
 lucid, karmic, hardy, or dapper.

Tag: multiple-distributions-in-changes-file
Severity: important
Certainty: possible
Info: You've specified more than one target distribution for your upload
 in the <tt>*.changes</tt> file, probably via the most recent entry in the
 <tt>debian/changelog</tt> file.
 .
 Although this syntax is valid, it is not accepted by the Debian archive
 management software.  This may not be a problem if this upload is
 targeted at an archive other than Debian's.
Ref: policy 5.6.14

Tag: no-urgency-in-changes-file
Severity: normal
Certainty: certain
Info: There is no "Urgency" field in the .changes file.  This field is
 recommended by policy and is usually derived from the first line of the
 most recent changelog entry by the package build tools.
Ref: policy 5.5

Tag: bad-urgency-in-changes-file
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The keyword value of the "Urgency" field in the .changes file is not
 one of the allowed values of low, medium, high, critical, and emergency
 (case-insensitive).  This value normally taken from the first line of the
 most recent entry in <tt>debian/changelog</tt>, which is probably where
 the error is.
Ref: policy 5.6.17

Tag: file-size-mismatch-in-changes-file
Severity: serious
Certainty: certain
Info: The actual file size does not match what's listed in the
 <tt>.changes</tt> file.
Ref: policy 5.6.21, policy 5.6.24

Tag: checksum-mismatch-in-changes-file
Severity: serious
Certainty: certain
Info: The actual checksum does not match what's listed in the
 <tt>.changes</tt> file.
Ref: policy 5.6.21, policy 5.6.24

Tag: bad-section-in-changes-file
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The sections <tt>non-free</tt> and <tt>contrib</tt> are no longer
 valid. Please use section <tt>non-free/xxx</tt> or
 <tt>contrib/xxx</tt> instead.
Ref: policy 2.4

Tag: changed-by-name-missing
Severity: serious
Certainty: certain
Info: The Changed-By field seems to contain just an email address. It must
 contain the package maintainer's name and email address.
Ref: policy 5.6.4

Tag: changed-by-address-missing
Severity: serious
Certainty: certain
Info: The Changed-By field should contain the package builder's name and
 email address, with the name followed by the address inside angle
 brackets (&lt; and &gt;).  The address seems to be missing.
Ref: policy 5.6.4

Tag: changed-by-address-malformed
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The Changed-By field could not be parsed according to the rules in
 the Policy Manual.
Ref: policy 5.6.4

Tag: changed-by-address-looks-weird
Severity: normal
Certainty: possible
Info: The Changed-By field does not have whitespace between the name
 and the email address.

Tag: changed-by-address-is-on-localhost
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The Changed-By address includes localhost(.localdomain), which is
 an invalid e-mail address.
Ref: policy 5.6.2