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diff --git a/tags/u/upstream-file-without-utf8-name.tag b/tags/u/upstream-file-without-utf8-name.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8726043 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/u/upstream-file-without-utf8-name.tag @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Tag: upstream-file-without-utf8-name +Severity: info +Check: files/names +See-Also: debian-policy 10.10 +Explanation: The file name in the upstream source tree is not valid UTF-8. + There is probably not much a maintainer can do other than ask upstream + to package the sources differently. + . + Repacking may by an option, but it often has other drawbacks, such as + the loss of a cryptographic chain of custody. + . + Unlike other file names in Lintian, which are printed in UTF-8, the + attached reference shows the bytes used by the file system. Unprintable + characters may have been replaced. |