#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
## 800-allow-comments-in-debian-control.dpatch by Eero Häkkinen <eero.hakkinen@nokia.com>
##
## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
## DP: Ignore comments while looking for duplicated fields in debian/control.
## DP: Comments have been supported since dpkg 1.10.11.

@DPATCH@
diff -urNad lintian~/checks/control-file lintian/checks/control-file
--- lintian~/checks/control-file	2006-09-21 15:06:59.000000000 +0300
+++ lintian/checks/control-file	2006-09-21 15:14:04.000000000 +0300
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@
 open (CONTROL, '<', "debfiles/control")
     or fail "Couldn't read debfiles/control: $!";
 while (<CONTROL>) {
+	# Patch:
+	# Ignore comments.
+	if (/^#/) {
+		if (/^#\s*[Pp]ackage:\s*(\S*)/) {
+			tag "debian-control-with-out-commented-binary-section", "Package $1";
+		}
+		next;
+	}
+
 	s/\s*\n$//;
 	next if /^\#/;
 
diff -urNad lintian~/checks/control-file.desc lintian/checks/control-file.desc
--- lintian~/checks/control-file.desc	2006-09-21 15:06:59.000000000 +0300
+++ lintian/checks/control-file.desc	2006-09-21 15:12:48.000000000 +0300
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
  section.  These specify source package relationships, and should be in
  the source section of the control file.
 
+Tag: debian-control-with-out-commented-binary-section
+Type: warning
+Info: The Debian control file contains a binary section which is commented out.
+ The binary section is not used and should thus be removed from
+ the Debian control file.
+
 Tag: debian-control-with-duplicate-fields
 Type: error
 Info: One of the paragraphs of your debian/control contains the same