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diff --git a/tags/i/invalid-date-in-debian-changelog.tag b/tags/i/invalid-date-in-debian-changelog.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c6de55 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/i/invalid-date-in-debian-changelog.tag @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Tag: invalid-date-in-debian-changelog +Severity: error +Check: debian/changelog +Explanation: The date format in the latest changelog entry file appears to be invalid. + . + Dates should use the following format (compatible and with the same semantics + of RFC 2822 and RFC 5322): + . + day-of-week, dd month yyyy hh:mm:ss +zzzz + . + To avoid problems like this, consider using a tool like dch(1) or + date(1) to generate the date. Example: + . + $ date -R -ud '2013-11-05 23:59:59' + Tue, 05 Nov 2013 23:59:59 +0000 +See-Also: debian-policy 4.4 |