Source: description Section: text Priority: extra Maintainer: Lintian Maintainers Uploaders: Tobias Toedter Standards-Version: 3.8.0 Package: description Architecture: all Description: description is a package which tests lintian's description checks. missing The the synopsis should not start with the package's name. Moreover, the long description should not contain tabs. .control statements are not allowed as well. . All all all of of these these should be matched matched matched Package: description-foo Architecture: all Description: Don't use tabs in the synopsis and restrict yourself to less than 80 characters, otherwise Lintian will complain Oh, and don't start the long description with spaces. Now here comes a list: - which is - unfortunately - not correctly indented. Package: description-bar Architecture: all Description: There should really be a synopsis. . and please avoid control statements in the long description. The line in an extended description should be less than 80 characters, otherwise you'll get a Lintian warning. . And the old man said "he he is the one!" "No, I am am not", he replied Package: description-baz Architecture: all Description: the synopsis starts with spaces This is a real Lintian bug which has been discovered with this testset.