source-contains-editor-backup-file
The Debian diff or native package contains a file ending in
~ or of the form .xxx.swp, which is normally either an
Emacs or vim backup file or a backup file created by programs such as
autoheader or debconf-updatepo. This usually causes no
harm, but it's messy and bloats the size of the Debian diff to no useful
purpose.
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 cruft.
Visibility: warning