Lintian tag: using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The extended description of a debconf template should never include a
question.

If this template is only used internally by the package and not displayed
to the user, put "for internal use" in the short description.

Please refer to Section 6.5.3.2 of the Debian Developer's Reference for
details.

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

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
grub2 2.14~git20250718.0e36779-2 grub-pc/2.14~git20250718.0e36779-2 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 2 grub-pc/install_devices_failed [templates:1980]
grub2 2.14~git20250718.0e36779-2 grub-pc/2.14~git20250718.0e36779-2 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 2 grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub [templates:2882]
grub2 2.14-2 grub-pc/2.14-2 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 2 grub-pc/install_devices_failed [templates:1980]
grub2 2.14-2 grub-pc/2.14-2 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 2 grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub [templates:2882]
magnum 21.0.1-2 magnum-common/21.0.1-2 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 1 magnum/create_volume_type [templates:44]
magnum 22.0.0~rc1-1 magnum-common/22.0.0~rc1-1 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 1 magnum/create_volume_type [templates:44]
nobootloader 1.74 nobootloader/1.74 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 1 nobootloader/confirmation_powerpc_chrp_pegasos [templates:536]
open-infrastructure-storage-tools 20190301-lts1-6 open-infrastructure-storage-tools/20190301-lts1-6 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 1 open-infrastructure-storage-tools/cephfs-snap [templates:86]
open-infrastructure-storage-tools 20190301-lts1-6 open-infrastructure-storage-tools/20190301-lts1-6 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 1 open-infrastructure-storage-tools/ceph-log [templates:14]
open-infrastructure-storage-tools 20190301-lts1-6 open-infrastructure-storage-tools/20190301-lts1-6 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 1 open-infrastructure-storage-tools/ceph-info [templates:50]
tin 1:2.6.6~20260222-1 tin/1:2.6.6~20260222-1+b1 warning using-question-in-extended-description-in-templates 8 shared/news/server [templates:3]