Lintian tag: maintainer-script-ignores-errors

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The maintainer script doesn't seem to set the -e flag which ensures that
the script's execution is aborted when any executed command fails.

Please refer to Scripts (Section 10.4) in the Debian Policy Manual for
details.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: scripts

Affected packages

source version binary tag type tag information count
asterisk-prompt-de 2.0-1.3 asterisk-prompt-de/2.0-1.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 1
bible-kjv 4.39 bible-kjv/4.39 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [prerm] 9
bible-kjv 4.39 bible-kjv/4.39 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
bible-kjv 4.39 bible-kjv/4.39 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 9
bible-kjv 4.39 bible-kjv-text/4.39 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [prerm] 1
bible-kjv 4.39 bible-kjv-text/4.39 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
binfmtc 0.17-2.4 binfmtc/0.17-2.4 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 9
binfmtc 0.17-2.4 binfmtc/0.17-2.4 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
cdrkit 9:1.1.11-4 wodim/9:1.1.11-4 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 9
dbus-broker 36-1 dbus-broker/36-1 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors [prerm] 8
dbus-broker 36-1 dbus-broker/36-1+b1 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors [prerm] 1
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 8
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 8
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 1
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
dvi2ps 5.1j-1.5 dvi2ps/5.1j-1.5 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [config] 8
dvi2ps 5.1j-1.5 dvi2ps/5.1j-1.5+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [config] 1
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.2 gfmd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.2+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.2 gfsd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.2+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
horizon 3:25.1.0-6 openstack-dashboard/3:25.1.0-6 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 1
ldp-docbook-stylesheets 0.0.20040321-3.1 ldp-docbook-xsl/0.0.20040321-3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 1
ldp-docbook-stylesheets 0.0.20040321-3.1 ldp-docbook-xsl/0.0.20040321-3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [prerm] 1
logtool 1.2.8-14 logtool/1.2.8-14 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 9
logtool 1.2.8-14 logtool/1.2.8-14 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
lpr 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 lpr/1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 9
lpr 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 lpr/1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 1
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
podman 5.3.2+ds1-1 podman/5.3.2+ds1-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 9
podman 5.3.2+ds1-1 podman/5.3.2+ds1-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 9
sauce 0.9.2+nmu1 sauce/0.9.2+nmu1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 scalable-cyrfonts-tex/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 scalable-cyrfonts-tex/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-cyrillic/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-oldslavic/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-oldslavic/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-teams/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-teams/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 1
slidge 0.2.4-1 python3-slidge/0.2.4-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
sreview 0.10.0-1 sreview-common/0.10.0-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
sreview 0.10.0-1 sreview-web/0.10.0-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 1
vault 1.0.2+dfsg2-5 vault/1.0.2+dfsg2-5 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postinst] 5
vault 1.0.2+dfsg2-5 vault/1.0.2+dfsg2-5 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors [postrm] 5
waagent 2.12.0.2-1 waagent/2.12.0.2-1 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors [preinst] 1