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
asterisk-prompt-de 2.0-1.3 asterisk-prompt-de/2.0-1.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
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 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv-text/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
bible-kjv 4.41 bible-kjv-text/4.41 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [prerm]
cdrkit 9:1.1.11-5 wodim/9:1.1.11-5 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [preinst]
dbus-broker 37-2 dbus-broker/37-2 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [prerm]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 6 [postrm]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 6 [preinst]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
discover 2.1.2-10.1 discover/2.1.2-10.1+b1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
dvi2ps 5.1j-3 dvi2ps/5.1j-3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [config]
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 gfmd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
gfarm 2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 gfsd/2.7.20+dfsg-1.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
horizon 3:25.5.1-2 openstack-dashboard/3:25.5.1-2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
knxd 0.14.73-1 knxd/0.14.73-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [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]
lpr 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 lpr/1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
lpr 1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 lpr/1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postrm]
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 [postinst]
pmw 1:5.22-1 pmw-doc/1:5.22-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]
qemu 1:10.1.2+ds-1 qemu-user/1:10.1.2+ds-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
qemu 1:10.1.2+ds-3 qemu-user/1:10.1.2+ds-3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 7 [postinst]
sauce 0.9.3 sauce/0.9.3 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
sauce 0.9.4 sauce/0.9.4 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 scalable-cyrfonts-tex/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 scalable-cyrfonts-tex/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-cyrillic/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-oldslavic/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-oldslavic/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-teams/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postinst]
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-teams/4.18+num2 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [postrm]
slidge 0.3.1-1 python3-slidge/0.3.1-1 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 [postinst]
virtualbox-ext-pack 7.2.4-1 virtualbox-ext-pack/7.2.4-1 warning maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [prerm]
waagent 2.12.0.2-4 waagent/2.12.0.2-4 overridden maintainer-script-ignores-errors 1 [preinst]