Check-Script: md5sums
Author: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
Abbrev: md5
Type: binary
Needs-Info: md5sums, bin-pkg-control, index
Info: This script checks if md5sum control files are valid, if they are
 provided by a binary package.

Tag: no-md5sums-control-file
Severity: wishlist
Certainty: certain
Info: This package does not contain an md5sums control file.  This control
 file listing the MD5 checksums of the contents of the package is not
 required, but if present debsums can use it to verify that no files
 shipped with your package have been modified.  Providing it is
 recommended.
 .
 If you are using debhelper to create your package, just add a call to
 <tt>dh_md5sums</tt> at the end of your binary-indep or binary-arch
 target, right before <tt>dh_builddeb</tt>.

Tag: malformed-md5sums-control-file
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The indicated line of the md5sums control file for this package was
 malformed.  Each line of an md5sums control file should contain an MD5
 checksum, some whitespace, and then the path to the file corresponding to
 that checksum.

Tag: md5sum-mismatch
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The md5sum listed for the file does not match the actual file
 contents.
 .
 Usually, this error occurs during the package build process, if the
 <tt>debian/tmp/</tt> directory is touched after <tt>dh_md5sums</tt>
 is run.

Tag: md5sums-lists-nonexisting-file
Severity: important
Certainty: certain
Info: The md5sums control file lists a file which is not included in the
 package.
 .
 Usually, this error occurs during the package build process, if the
 <tt>debian/tmp/</tt> directory is touched after <tt>dh_md5sums</tt>
 is run.

Tag: file-missing-in-md5sums
Severity: normal
Certainty: certain
Info: The package contains a file which isn't listed in the md5sums control
 file.
 .
 Usually, this error occurs during the package build process, if the
 <tt>debian/tmp/</tt> directory is touched after <tt>dh_md5sums</tt>
 is run.