Lintian tag: syntax-error-in-debian-changelog

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

While parsing the Debian changelog, a syntax error was found. If you have
old changelog entries that don't follow the current syntax but that you
want to keep as-is for the historical record, add the line:

Old Changelog:

with no leading whitespace before the legacy entries. This line and
everything after it will be ignored.

Please refer to Debian changelog: debian/changelog (Section 4.4) in the
Debian Policy Manual for details.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: debian/changelog

Affected packages

source version binary tag type tag information count
bluefish 2.2.16-1 bluefish/2.2.16-1+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/bluefish/changelog.Debian.gz:36] 9
bluefish 2.2.16-1 bluefish-data/2.2.16-1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/bluefish-data/changelog.Debian.gz:36] 1
bluefish 2.2.16-1 bluefish-plugins/2.2.16-1+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/bluefish-plugins/changelog.Debian.gz:36] 9
boinctui 2.7.1-1 boinctui/2.7.1-1+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/boinctui/changelog.Debian.gz:7] 8
boinctui 2.7.1-1 boinctui/2.7.1-1+b2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/boinctui/changelog.Debian.gz:7] 1
cfingerd 1.4.3-8 cfingerd/1.4.3-8+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/cfingerd/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 1
cvprac 1.4.0+dfsg-2 python3-cvprac/1.4.0+dfsg-2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/python3-cvprac/changelog.Debian.gz:23] 1
cvprac 1.4.0+dfsg-2 python3-cvprac/1.4.0+dfsg-2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/python3-cvprac/changelog.Debian.gz:25] 1
display-dhammapada 1.0-0.1 display-dhammapada/1.0-0.1+b2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/display-dhammapada/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 8
display-dhammapada 1.0-0.1 display-dhammapada/1.0-0.1+b3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/display-dhammapada/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 1
ftnchek 3.3.1-6 ftnchek/3.3.1-6 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/ftnchek/changelog.Debian.gz:243] 7
gadap 2.0-17 libgadap-dev/2.0-17 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/libgadap-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:20] 9
hello-traditional 2.10-6 hello-traditional/2.10-6+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/hello-traditional/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 2
kshutdown 5.2-2 kshutdown/5.2-2+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/kshutdown/changelog.Debian.gz:13] 7
kshutdown 5.2-2 kshutdown/5.2-2+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/kshutdown/changelog.Debian.gz:11] 7
kshutdown 5.2-2 kshutdown/5.2-2+b2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/kshutdown/changelog.Debian.gz:13] 2
kshutdown 5.2-2 kshutdown/5.2-2+b2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/kshutdown/changelog.Debian.gz:11] 2
leave 1.12-6 leave/1.12-6+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/leave/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 1
logapp 0.16-3 logapp/0.16-3+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/logapp/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 1
node-d3-force 2.1.1+~2.1.4-1 node-d3-force/2.1.1+~2.1.4-1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/node-d3-force/changelog.Debian.gz:73] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi40/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi40/changelog.Debian.gz:71] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi40/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi40/changelog.Debian.gz:114] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi40/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected start of change data" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi40/changelog.Debian.gz:115] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi40/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi40/changelog.Debian.gz:128] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi40/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi40/changelog.Debian.gz:126] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi-dev/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:71] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi-dev/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:128] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi-dev/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:114] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi-dev/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected start of change data" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:115] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 libopenmpi-dev/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/libopenmpi-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:126] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-bin/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-bin/changelog.Debian.gz:126] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-bin/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-bin/changelog.Debian.gz:114] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-bin/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected start of change data" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-bin/changelog.Debian.gz:115] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-bin/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-bin/changelog.Debian.gz:128] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-bin/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-bin/changelog.Debian.gz:71] 6
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-common/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected start of change data" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-common/changelog.Debian.gz:115] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-common/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-common/changelog.Debian.gz:71] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-common/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-common/changelog.Debian.gz:114] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-common/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-common/changelog.Debian.gz:128] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-common/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-common/changelog.Debian.gz:126] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-doc/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-doc/changelog.Debian.gz:114] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-doc/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-doc/changelog.Debian.gz:126] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-doc/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-doc/changelog.Debian.gz:128] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-doc/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected start of change data" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-doc/changelog.Debian.gz:115] 1
openmpi 5.0.6-3 openmpi-doc/5.0.6-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/openmpi-doc/changelog.Debian.gz:71] 1
rcolorbrewer 1.1-3-1 r-cran-rcolorbrewer/1.1-3-1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "found start of entry where expected more change data or trailer" [usr/share/doc/r-cran-rcolorbrewer/changelog.Debian.gz:12] 1
rcolorbrewer 1.1-3-1 r-cran-rcolorbrewer/1.1-3-1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/r-cran-rcolorbrewer/changelog.Debian.gz:10] 1
rust-glycin-utils 3.0.0~beta-1 librust-glycin-utils-dev/3.0.0~beta-1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/librust-glycin-utils-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:100] 9
rust-indieweb 0.4.5-3 librust-indieweb-dev/0.4.5-3 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted heading line" [usr/share/doc/librust-indieweb-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:16] 9
rust-zip 0.6.6-5 librust-zip-dev/0.6.6-5 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unrecognised line" [usr/share/doc/librust-zip-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:42] 9
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-cyrillic/4.18+num2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "not a Debian changelog" [usr/share/doc/t1-cyrillic/changelog.gz:1] 1
scalable-cyrfonts 4.18+num2 t1-teams/4.18+num2 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "not a Debian changelog" [usr/share/doc/t1-teams/changelog.gz:1] 1
taggrepper 0.10-3 taggrepper/0.10-3+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/taggrepper/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 1
tripwire 2.4.3.7-6 tripwire/2.4.3.7-6 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "badly formatted trailer line" [usr/share/doc/tripwire/changelog.Debian.gz:6] 9
unifdef 2.12-1 unifdef/2.12-1+b1 warning syntax-error-in-debian-changelog "unknown key-value key Binary-only - copying to XS-Binary-only" [usr/share/doc/unifdef/changelog.Debian.gz:1] 1