Lintian::Tutorial(3)

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version 2.139.0ubuntu2 · 11 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

ok so bestie, welcome to Lintian::Tutorial — it's literally the newcomer's guide to Lintian. you're new here? perfect. we love a fresh face. come sit with us 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

getting started with lintian in 5 minutes... maybe 10. no cap.

Getting started with lintian in 5 minutes... maybe 10.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the tea: depending on what you actually wanna work with, there are different ways to approach Lintian and its code. pick your vibe, queen 👑

  • 📝 Writing a Lintian check
  • 🧪 Running (parts of) the Lintian test suite
  • ✍️ Writing new Lintian tests
  • 🧠 Understanding Lintian
    • To be written. (not me leaving this one blank 💀 someone come write it, it's giving "main character energy" and the main character hasn't shown up yet)

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

like, go read these too, they're iconic and you will need them:

  • Lintian::Tutorial::WritingChecks
  • Lintian::Tutorial::TestSuite
  • Lintian::Tutorial::WritingTests

and that's the whole tutorial bestie!! this page came from Lintian v2.139.0ubuntu2 and was dated 2026-10-08 (yes she's serving Debian Package Checker realness 💅). go forth, write checks, run tests, slay. periodt. 👑💖

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