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 level tag count information
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [prerm]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv/4.41+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [prerm]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv/4.41+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv/4.41+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv-text/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [prerm]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv-text/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
brltty 6.8-5 brltty-udeb/6.8-5 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postinst]
bterm-unifont 1.9 bterm-unifont/1.9 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postinst]
cdrkit 9:1.1.11-5 wodim/9:1.1.11-5 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [preinst]
cdrkit 9:1.1.11-5 wodim/9:1.1.11-5+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
dbus-broker 37-4 dbus-broker/37-4 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [prerm]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [preinst]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1+b2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1+b2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
dvi2ps 5.1j-3 dvi2ps/5.1j-3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [config]
dvi2ps 5.1j-3 dvi2ps/5.1j-3+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [config]
espeakup 1:0.90-18 espeakup-udeb/1:0.90-18 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
espeakup 1:0.90-18 espeakup-udeb/1:0.90-18+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 gfmd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postrm]
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 gfsd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postrm]
horizon 3:25.5.1-3 openstack-dashboard/3:25.5.1-3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
knxd 0.14.73-1 knxd/0.14.73-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
knxd 0.14.73-1 knxd/0.14.73-1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
ldp-docbook-stylesheets 0.0.20040321-3.1 ldp-docbook-xsl/0.0.20040321-3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
ldp-docbook-stylesheets 0.0.20040321-3.1 ldp-docbook-xsl/0.0.20040321-3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [prerm]
libplayerone 3.1.0+20221218103507-3 libplayeronecamera2t64/3.1.0+20221218103507-3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 3 [postinst]
logtool 1.2.8-14.1 logtool/1.2.8-14.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [preinst]
logtool 1.2.8-14.1 logtool/1.2.8-14.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
logtool 1.2.8-14.1 logtool/1.2.8-14.1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
logtool 1.2.8-14.1 logtool/1.2.8-14.1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
lowmem 1.53 lowmem/1.53 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
lpr 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 lpr/1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postinst]
lpr 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 lpr/1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postrm]
lvmcfg 1.72 lvmcfg/1.72 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
mdcfg 1.85 mdcfg/1.85 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
netcfg 1.200 netcfg/1.200 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
netcfg 1.200 netcfg-static/1.200 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
netcfg 1.201 netcfg/1.201 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postinst]
netcfg 1.201 netcfg-static/1.201 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postinst]
partman-base 239 partman-base/239 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 8 [postinst]
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
sauce 0.9.6 sauce/0.9.6 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
slidge 0.3.5-1 python3-slidge/0.3.5-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
spellcast 1.0-22 spellcast/1.0-22 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
sreview 0.11.1-1 sreview-common/0.11.1-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
sreview 0.11.1-1 sreview-web/0.11.1-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
virtualbox-ext-pack 7.2.4-1 virtualbox-ext-pack/7.2.4-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [prerm]
virtualbox-ext-pack 7.2.4-1 virtualbox-ext-pack/7.2.4-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
waagent 2.12.0.2-4 waagent/2.12.0.2-4 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]