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diff --git a/tags/n/new-package-uses-date-based-version-number.tag b/tags/n/new-package-uses-date-based-version-number.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8babd9d --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/n/new-package-uses-date-based-version-number.tag @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +Tag: new-package-uses-date-based-version-number +Severity: warning +Check: debian/changelog +Explanation: This package appears to be the first packaging of a new upstream + software package (there is only one changelog entry and the Debian + revision is 1) and uses a date-based versioning scheme such as + YYYYMMDD-1. + . + Packages using date-based version numbering should use a "0~" prefix + (eg. 0~20201612-1 or similar) to avoid having to introduce an epoch if + upstream starts tagging releases in a more conventional manner. |