Lintian tag: dfsg-version-with-period

Type: information

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The version contains the string .dfsg. That versioning may harbor a subtle
sorting issue, namely: 1.2.dfsg1 is a more recent version than 1.2.1. It
will therefore be difficult to find a nice version string for the next
upstream release if it gains another dotted digit at the end.

It is better to use +dfsg instead. The plus sign + sorts before ., so the
sorting that is usually desired can take place:

1.2 < 1.2+dfsg < 1.2.1

Visibility: info
Show-Always: no
Check: fields/version/repack/period

Affected packages

source version binary tag type tag information count
a7xpg 0.11.dfsg1-12 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.11.dfsg1-12 1
apg 2.2.3.dfsg.1-7 overridden dfsg-version-with-period 2.2.3.dfsg.1-7 1
autoclass 3.3.6.dfsg.2-1 information dfsg-version-with-period 3.3.6.dfsg.2-1 1
brickos 0.9.0.dfsg-12.2 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.9.0.dfsg-12.2 1
chemical-structures 2.2.dfsg.0-20 information dfsg-version-with-period 2.2.dfsg.0-20 1
dnswalk 2.0.2.dfsg.1-3 information dfsg-version-with-period 2.0.2.dfsg.1-3 1
docbook-xsl-saxon 1.00.dfsg.1-9 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.00.dfsg.1-9 1
einstein 2.0.dfsg.2-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 2.0.dfsg.2-10 1
elixir-lang 1.14.0.dfsg-2 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.14.0.dfsg-2 1
exodusii 6.02.dfsg.1-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 6.02.dfsg.1-10 1
fonts-farsiweb 0.4.dfsg-13 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.4.dfsg-13 1
fonts-mph-2b-damase 001.000.dfsg.2+ds1-7 information dfsg-version-with-period 001.000.dfsg.2+ds1-7 1
fretsonfire-songs-muldjord 2.dfsg-2.1 information dfsg-version-with-period 2.dfsg-2.1 1
fretsonfire-songs-sectoid 1.dfsg-3.1 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.dfsg-3.1 1
fruit 2.1.dfsg-10 overridden dfsg-version-with-period 2.1.dfsg-10 1
glosstex 0.4.dfsg.1-4 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.4.dfsg.1-4 1
gnarwl 3.6.dfsg-13 information dfsg-version-with-period 3.6.dfsg-13 1
gnustep-netclasses 1.06.dfsg+really1.1.0-2 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.06.dfsg+really1.1.0-2 1
gunroar 0.15.dfsg1-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.15.dfsg1-10 1
ii-esu 1.0a.dfsg2-2 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.0a.dfsg2-2 1
libfonts-java 1.1.6.dfsg2-1 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.1.6.dfsg2-1 1
libformula 1.1.7.dfsg-4 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.1.7.dfsg-4 1
libhtmlparser-java 1.6.20060610.dfsg0-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.6.20060610.dfsg0-10 1
libloader 1.1.6.dfsg-5 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.1.6.dfsg-5 1
libmpeg3 1.8.dfsg-6 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.8.dfsg-6 1
libnanoxml2-java 2.2.3.dfsg-9 information dfsg-version-with-period 2.2.3.dfsg-9 1
libsoil 1.07~20080707.dfsg-4 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.07~20080707.dfsg-4 1
mazeofgalious 0.62.dfsg2-5 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.62.dfsg2-5 1
metis 5.1.0.dfsg-7 information dfsg-version-with-period 5.1.0.dfsg-7 1
mina 1.1.7.dfsg-14 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.1.7.dfsg-14 1
mu-cade 0.11.dfsg1-13 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.11.dfsg1-13 1
ncl 6.6.2.dfsg.1-8 information dfsg-version-with-period 6.6.2.dfsg.1-8 1
parsec47 0.2.dfsg1-9 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.2.dfsg1-9 1
php-fpdf 3:1.8.4.dfsg-2 overridden dfsg-version-with-period 3:1.8.4.dfsg-2 1
projectl 1.001.dfsg2-1 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.001.dfsg2-1 1
psutils 1.17.dfsg-5 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.17.dfsg-5 1
psychtoolbox-3 3.0.19.14.dfsg1-1 information dfsg-version-with-period 3.0.19.14.dfsg1-1 1
qprint 1.1.dfsg.2-2.2 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.1.dfsg.2-2.2 1
rickshaw 1.5.1.dfsg-5 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.5.1.dfsg-5 1
s5 1.1.dfsg.2-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.1.dfsg.2-10 1
speakup 3.1.6.dfsg.1-7 information dfsg-version-with-period 3.1.6.dfsg.1-7 1
statcvs 1:0.7.0.dfsg-9 information dfsg-version-with-period 1:0.7.0.dfsg-9 1
statsvn 0.7.0.dfsg-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.7.0.dfsg-10 1
tatan 1.0.dfsg2-1 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.0.dfsg2-1 1
tinyirc 1:1.1.dfsg.1-5 information dfsg-version-with-period 1:1.1.dfsg.1-5 1
titanion 0.3.dfsg1-8 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.3.dfsg1-8 1
torus-trooper 0.22.dfsg1-13 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.22.dfsg1-13 1
transcend 0.3.dfsg2-4 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.3.dfsg2-4 1
tumiki-fighters 0.2.dfsg1-10 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.2.dfsg1-10 1
val-and-rick 0.1a.dfsg1-7 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.1a.dfsg1-7 1
visualboyadvance 1.8.0.dfsg-5.1 information dfsg-version-with-period 1.8.0.dfsg-5.1 1
vowpal-wabbit 8.6.1.dfsg1-1.1~exp1 information dfsg-version-with-period 8.6.1.dfsg1-1.1~exp1 1
xbuffy 3.3.bl.3.dfsg-11 information dfsg-version-with-period 3.3.bl.3.dfsg-11 1
xcalib 0.8.dfsg1-3 information dfsg-version-with-period 0.8.dfsg1-3 1
xemacs21-packages 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-3 information dfsg-version-with-period 2009.02.17.dfsg.3-3 1
xfoil 6.99.dfsg+1-3 information dfsg-version-with-period 6.99.dfsg+1-3 1
xppaut 6.11b+1.dfsg-1.1 information dfsg-version-with-period 6.11b+1.dfsg-1.1 1
zlib 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1 information dfsg-version-with-period 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1 1