>Number:         18276
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkglint should check MESSAGE file format
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 12 09:56:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     
>Release:        NetBSD 1.5.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD trinity.openface.ca 1.5.3 NetBSD 1.5.3 (CARRIE-ANNE) #1: Tue Sep 10 14:19:16 EST 2002 sco@trinity.openface.ca:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/CARRIE-ANNE i386

packages:
	pkglint 3.30 (pkglint.pl 1.68, dated 2002/07/02)
	perl-5.6.0nb3

>Description:
According to a mail on tech-pkg by Thomas Klausner, the MESSAGE file
should follow a particular format and contain a $NetBSD$ RCS Id tag.

See http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2002/07/15/0004.html

The current version of pkglint does not check the MESSAGE file format.

>How-To-Repeat:
Create a MESSAGE file that does not follow the prescribed format and
put it in a pkglint-clean pkgsrc tree.  Run pkglint.

>Fix:
A modified pkglint.pl that includes a MESSAGE file checking routine.
The diff from pkglint.pl version 1.68 can be found at the following URL:

http://www.openface.ca/~sco/pkglint-MESSAGE.diff

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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