[Bug 221712] New: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package named checkpa tch, but there isn’t
[email protected] Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:36:24 +0000
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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221712
Bug ID: 221712
Summary: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package
named checkpatch, but there isn’t
Product: Documentation
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: man-pages
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Regression: No
README.d/deps says:
> Description
> There are different kinds of software dependencies on which this
> project depends. For maintaining the health of this project,
> the health of those dependencies is also essential. The
> following lists dependencies as <debian-package>/<binary>.
That same file goes on to say:
> Build
> To build the project, there are many dependencies, some
> of which are strictly necessary, and others which
> improve the quality (such as linters).
>
> This list can be generated by the build system itself.
> Run the following command to print this list:
>
> $ make -R help-list-build-depends
When I run “make -R help-list-build-depends”, all of the items on the list do
indeed appear be written as <debian-package>/<binary> except for one. One of
the items on the list is “checkpatch/checkpatch”. There is no Debian package
that’s named checkpatch (see <https://packages.debian.org/trixie/checkpatch>).
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