Re: Re: request for review: Debian packaging docs for coding agents

Thanks for having a look, Charles.

Your reply was timely because lrc showed me a Copyright date inconsistency
in a package of my own I'm working through.

https://github.com/cosgroveb/debian-packaging-agent-skill/commit/5fad42be6262131b4caa898911d164666f8e89e8

Cheers,

Brian

On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM Charles Plessy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Brian,
>
> here are a few things you can suggest the LLM in order to homogenise the
> outcome of each run.
>
>   - Standardise the `debian/control` files with the `cme fix dpkg-control`
>     command.  https://manpages.debian.org/cme
>
>   - Run `lintian-brush` before trying to fix issues.
>     https://manpages.debian.org/lintian-brush
>
>   - Check the output of `lrc` in order to assess the debian/copyright
>     file.  https://manpages.debian.org/lrc
>
> This is what we do in the `routine-update` tool.
> https://manpages.debian.org/routine-update
>
> Lastly, some assistants are not bad with Git…  For debian/changelog,
> maybe you can try to instruct the agent to commit often, using messages
> that become good changelog entries, and use `gbp dch` at the end.
> https://manpages.debian.org/gbp-dch
>
> Have a nice day,
>
> Charles
>
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>

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Brian Cosgrove