Bug#1125128: Typo in dpkg source: “meatada” → “metadata” in unpack.c

Нестор <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:57:13 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.dpkg.bugs
Message-ID <CACKyP8vkPAj9krvwWzCRZLpCkppDm8E=6e_Za+b2fYfmaMDckw__2979.13492411084$1767963848$gmane$org@mail.gmail.com>
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.23.3
Severity: minor

Dear Maintainer,

While reviewing dpkg source code for translation purposes, I found a typo
in the English message string in src/unpack.c.

The message currently reads:

  old version of package has overly-long meatada file name (starting with
'%.*s')

The word “meatada” is a typo and should be “metadata”.

Correct version should be:

  old version of package has overly-long metadata file name (starting with
'%.*s')

This typo appears in the source code and propagates into translation
templates.

Thanks for maintaining dpkg!

Best regards,
Andriy