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diff --git a/tags/l/library-package-name-for-application.tag b/tags/l/library-package-name-for-application.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4287b27 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/l/library-package-name-for-application.tag @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Tag: library-package-name-for-application +Severity: info +Check: application-not-library +Experimental: yes +Explanation: This package contains a program in $PATH but is named like a + library. E.g. instead of libfoo-bar-perl it should be named just + foo-bar. + . + People tend to skip library-like named packages when looking for + applications in the package list and hence wouldn't notice this + package. See the reference for some (not perl-specific) reasoning. + . + In case the program in $PATH is only a helper tool and the package is + primarily a library, please add a Lintian override for this tag. +See-Also: https://perl-team.pages.debian.net/policy.html#Package_Naming_Policy |