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diff --git a/tags/a/adopted-extended-field.tag b/tags/a/adopted-extended-field.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eed0b31 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/a/adopted-extended-field.tag @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Tag: adopted-extended-field +Severity: info +Check: debian/control/field/adopted +Renamed-From: + xc-package-type-in-debian-control + xs-testsuite-field-in-debian-control + xs-vcs-field-in-debian-control +Explanation: A field in <code>debian/control</code> has an extension prefix + but is also known without it. + . + Extension prefixes like <code>XS-*</code> or <code>XC-*</code> allow + experimental fields to propagate to the right place when packages are + built with <code>dpkg</code>. In this case, however, the field is + also known without the prefix. In all likelihood the field was permanently + adopted, and <code>dpkg</code> learned how to deal with it. + . + Please consider removing the extension prefix for the field name. |