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incorrect-packaging-filename

Some packaging files obtain different names when they are copied from source to installation packages. Debhelper sometimes adds *.Debian extensions to NEWS, README and TODO files. That can be confusing.

Debhelper's behavior also depends on the filename.

This source package contains a file that debhelper will not find. The file will not be included in your installation packages. Important information, such as incompatibilties on upgrades, may not reach your users.

Please rename the file as indicated.

For more information please consult:

The tag is present in Lintian version 2.114.163. That is the most recent version we know about.

We use semantic versions. The patch number is a commit step indicator relative to the 2.114.0 release tag in our Git repository.

You can find the detection logic for this version at commit d219a5a. For merge requests, please use the latest version in the Lintian check debian/filenames.

Visibility: warning

The following 85 source packages in the archive triggered the tag 86 times (in any Lintian version).

There were no overrides.