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diff --git a/tags/p/package-uses-vendor-specific-patch-series.tag b/tags/p/package-uses-vendor-specific-patch-series.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ebf3d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/p/package-uses-vendor-specific-patch-series.tag @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Tag: package-uses-vendor-specific-patch-series +Severity: error +Check: debian/patches/quilt +Explanation: The specified series file for patches is vendor-specific. + . + Source packages may contain vendor (i.e. distribution) specific patches, + but such packages must not be uploaded to the Debian archive if they + are used in conjunction with vendor-specific series files. + . + Vendor specific series files were carefully implemented as a <code>dpkg</code> + feature. Unfortunately, they currently conflict with some workflow goals + in Debian. They are presently disallowed in Debian. + . + The preferred approach for distributions other than Debian is now to + apply such patches programmatically via <code>debian/rules</code>. You can + also create multiple, vendor-specific sources and upload them separately + for each distribution. + . + The decision to prohibit the use of that particular <code>dpkg</code> feature + in Debian was made by the project's technical committee in consideration of + other planned workflow modifications, and may be revisited. + . + You should only see this tag in Debian or other distributions when + targeting an upload for Debian. +See-Also: Bug#904302, Bug#922531, https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2018/11/msg00004.html |