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binutils_2.43.50.20241230-1.1.dsc

I adopted-extended-field 

A field in debian/control has an extension prefix but is also known
without it.

Extension prefixes like XS-* or XC-* allow experimental fields to
propagate to the right place when packages are built with dpkg. In this
case, however, the field is also known without the prefix. In all
likelihood the field was permanently adopted, and dpkg learned how to deal
with it.

Please consider removing the extension prefix for the field name.

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Renamed from: xc-package-type-in-debian-control
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I debian-control-has-obsolete-dbg-package

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http:// or ftp://. It is recommended to use a secure transport such as
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Upstream may already provide a HTTPS variant of the URI. If not, please
contact them and ask them to consider adding one.

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I duplicate-long-description

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I no-dh-sequencer 

This package does not use the dh sequencer in debian/rules.

While maintainers may use a variety of build systems, this one is by far
the most popular.

Maintainers are strongly encouraged to use the dh sequencer in new
packages and convert existing ones when appropriate.

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Lintian.

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This package does not appear to use a build system helper such as
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It is recommended that packages use such tools as they avoid a large
number of common errors and tedious boilerplate as well as permit
distribution-wide changes to packages and reduce the "bus factor" &
barriers to entry from external contributors.

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using a cryptographic signature.

If upstream distributions provides such signatures, please use the
pgpsigurlmangle options in this watch file's opts= to generate the URL of
an upstream OpenPGP signature. This signature is automatically downloaded
and verified against a keyring stored in debian/upstream/signing-key.asc

Of course, not all upstreams provide such signatures but you could request
them as a way of verifying that no third party has modified the code after
its release (projects such as phpmyadmin, unrealircd, and proftpd have
suffered from this kind of attack).

Please refer to the uscan(1) manual page for details.

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overridden source-is-missing 

masked by screen autotools/long-lines

X upstream-metadata-file-is-missing 

This source package is not Debian-native but it does not have a
debian/upstream/metadata file.

The Upstream MEtadata GAthered with YAml (UMEGAYA) project is an effort to
collect meta-information about upstream projects from any source package.
This file is in YAML format and it is used in to feed the data in the
UltimateDebianDatabase. For example, it can contains the way the authors
want their software be cited in publications and some bibliographic
references about the software.

Please add a debian/upstream/metadata file.

Please refer to https://dep-team.pages.debian.net/deps/dep12/ and
https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamMetadata for details.

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X very-long-line-length-in-source-file

overridden binaries-have-file-conflict 

yes, we know what we are doing

overridden debian-rules-sets-dpkg-architecture-variable 

big tables

C debian-build-system 

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C debian-watch-file-standard 

The watch file uses this version standard. The currently known watch file
versions are 2, 3 and 4. Version 1 means it was undeclared.

Please refer to the uscan(1) manual page for details.

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C generated-file

C mail-contact

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C package-is-co-maintained 

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maintainer/uploaders fields in the debian/control file.

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C patch-system 

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C rules-do-not-require-root 

The sources can build the installation packages without using fakeroot(1)
or similar.

Please refer to usr/share/doc/dpkg/spec/rootless-builds.txt, debian/rules
and Rules-Requires-Root (Section 4.9.2) in the Debian Policy Manual, and
Rules-Requires-Root (Section 5.6.31) in the Debian Policy Manual for
details.

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C source-format 

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C standards-version 

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binutils-doc_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_all.deb

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C package-is-maintained-by-individual

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binutils-for-build_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_all.deb

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C mail-contact

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C package-is-maintained-by-individual

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binutils-source_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_all.deb

I no-md5sums-control-file

I package-contains-documentation-outside-usr-share-doc

P copyright-refers-to-symlink-license

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C mail-contact

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binutils_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I conflicts-with-version

I package-contains-empty-directory

P copyright-refers-to-symlink-license

X package-contains-no-arch-dependent-files

overridden no-manual-page 

the API of the shared libs is not public, don't care about the name

C control-tarball-compression-format

C data-tarball-compression-format

C mail-contact

C no-ctrl-scripts

C package-is-maintained-by-individual

C trimmed-field

binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I hardening-no-bindnow

I hardening-no-fortify-functions

I spelling-error-in-binary

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C mail-contact

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binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

C control-tarball-compression-format

C data-tarball-compression-format

C mail-contact

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C package-is-maintained-by-individual

C trimmed-field

binutils-common_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I arch-dep-package-has-big-usr-share 

The package has a significant amount of architecture-independent data
(over 4MB, or over 2MB and more than 50% of the package) in /usr/share but
is an architecture-dependent package. This is wasteful of mirror space and
bandwidth since it means distributing multiple copies of this data, one
for each architecture.

If the data in /usr/share is not architecture-independent, this is a
Policy violation that should be fixed by moving the data elsewhere
(usually /usr/lib).

Please refer to Section 6.7.5 of the Debian Developer's Reference for
details.

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I typo-in-manual-page

P copyright-refers-to-symlink-license

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X package-contains-no-arch-dependent-files

overridden groff-message 

manpages are in binutils-common

C control-tarball-compression-format

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C mail-contact

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C trimmed-field

binutils-dev_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I conflicts-with-version

I unstripped-static-library

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C package-is-maintained-by-individual

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binutils-for-host_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

C control-tarball-compression-format

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C mail-contact

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C package-is-maintained-by-individual

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binutils-multiarch_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I hardening-no-bindnow

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overridden no-manual-page 

the API of the shared libs is not public, don't care about the name

overridden package-name-doesnt-match-sonames 

test data

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C ctrl-script

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C mail-contact

C maintainer-script-interpreter

C package-is-maintained-by-individual

C trimmed-field

binutils-multiarch-dbg_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

C control-tarball-compression-format

C data-tarball-compression-format

C mail-contact

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C package-is-maintained-by-individual

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binutils-multiarch-dev_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I unused-override

C control-tarball-compression-format

C data-tarball-compression-format

C mail-contact

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C trimmed-field

libbinutils_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I extended-description-is-probably-too-short 

The extended description (the lines after the first line of the
"Description:" field) is only one or two lines long. The extended
description should provide a user with enough information to decide
whether they want to install this package, what it contains, and how it
compares to similar packages. One or two lines is normally not enough to
do this.

Please refer to General guidelines for package descriptions (Section
6.2.1) in the Debian Developer's Reference and The long description
(Section 6.2.3) in the Debian Developer's Reference for details.

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I hardening-no-bindnow

I hardening-no-fortify-functions

I no-symbols-control-file

I unused-override

P renamed-tag

X exit-in-shared-library

overridden package-name-doesnt-match-sonames 

test data

C control-tarball-compression-format

C data-tarball-compression-format

C mail-contact

C no-ctrl-scripts

C package-is-maintained-by-individual

C trimmed-field

libbinutils-dbg_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

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C mail-contact

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libctf-nobfd0_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I hardening-no-bindnow

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I wrong-section-according-to-package-name

P copyright-refers-to-symlink-license

X exit-in-shared-library

C control-tarball-compression-format

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C mail-contact

C no-ctrl-scripts

C package-is-maintained-by-individual

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libctf-nobfd0-dbg_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I package-contains-empty-directory

C control-tarball-compression-format

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libctf0_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

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C mail-contact

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libctf0-dbg_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I package-contains-empty-directory

C control-tarball-compression-format

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C mail-contact

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libsframe1_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

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C mail-contact

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libsframe1-dbg_2.43.50.20241230-1.1_armel.deb

I package-contains-empty-directory

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