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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+# This may appear arbitrary, but DO NOT CHANGE IT.
+# Debhelper is supposed to consist of small, simple, easy to understand
+# programs. Programs growing in size and complexity without bounds is a
+# bug.
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More;
+
+my $binpath = $ENV{AUTOPKGTEST_TMP} ? '/usr/bin' : '.';
+my @progs=grep { !m<^(?:.+/)dh_assistant> and -x $_ } glob("$binpath/dh_*");
+
+plan(tests => (@progs + @progs));
+
+foreach my $file (@progs) {
+
+	my $lines=0;
+	my $maxlength=0;
+	open(my $fd, '<', $file) || die "open($file): $!";
+	my $cutting=0;
+	while (<$fd>) {
+		$cutting=1 if /^=/;
+		$cutting=0 if /^=cut/;
+		next if $cutting || /^(?:=|\s*(?:\#.*|[}]\s*)?$)/;
+		$lines++;
+		$maxlength=length($_) if length($_) > $maxlength;
+	}
+	close($fd);
+	print "# $file has $lines lines, max length is $maxlength\n";
+	ok($lines < 200, $file);
+	ok($maxlength < 160, $file);
+}