rc-version-greater-than-expected-version
The package appears to be a release candidate or preview release, but the version sorts higher than the expected final release.
For non-native packages, the check examines the upstream version. For native packages, it looks at the Debian maintainer's revision.
For more information please consult:
- Version (Section 5.6.12) in the Debian Policy Manual
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 fac7222. For merge requests, please use the latest version in the Lintian check debian/changelog.
Visibility: warning