Lintian tag: repackaged-source-not-advertised

Type: information

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The debian/copyright file mentions Files-Excluded but the source version
has no repack suffix.

Repackaged sources are expected to indicate in their version number that
they are different from the upstream release. It is commonly done by
adding a repack suffix to the upstream version.

The choice of repack suffix depends on the reason for repackaging. When
some files were excluded because licensing was a concern, the suffix +dfsg
may be appropriate. In more generic cases, one could chose +ds.

Upstream sources are sometimes repackaged by accident when using old
versions of dh_make. It can also happen when a maintainer invokes the
dh_make option --createorig even though it is not needed.

According to the Debian Developer's Reference 6.7.8.2, the repack suffix
is not required.

Please include such a suffix in the changelog version number to avoid this
warning.

Please refer to Bug#471537 and
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html
for details.

Visibility: info
Show-Always: no
Check: debian/copyright/dep5

Affected packages