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>2.6. Vendor specific data files</A
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> Lintian uses a number of data files for various checks,
ranging from common spelling mistakes to lists of
architectures. While some of these data files are generally
applicable for all vendors (or Debian derivatives), others
are not.
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><P
> Starting with version 2.5.7, Lintian supports vendor
specific data files. This allows vendors to deploy their
own data files tailored for their kind of system. Lintian
supports both extending an existing data file and completely
overriding it.
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>2.6.1. Load paths and order</A
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> Lintian will search the following directories in order for
vendor specific data files:
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><LI
><P
> <TT
CLASS="filename"
>$HOME/.lintian/vendors/<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>PROFILENAME</I
></TT
>/data</TT
>
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/lintian/vendors/<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>PROFILENAME</I
></TT
>/data</TT
>
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> <TT
CLASS="filename"
>$LINTIAN_ROOT/vendors/<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>PROFILENAME</I
></TT
>/data</TT
>
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> If none of the directories exists or none of them provide
the data file in question, Lintian will (recursively)
retry with the parent of the vendor (if any). If the
vendor and none of its parents provide the data file,
Lintian will terminate with an error.
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>2.6.2. Basic syntax of data files</A
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> Generally, data files are read line by line. Leading
whitespace of every line is removed and (now) empty lines
are ignored. Lines starting with a <TT
CLASS="literal"
>#</TT
>
are comments and are also ignored by the parser. Lines
are processed in the order they are read.
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><P
> If the first character of the line is
a <TT
CLASS="literal"
>@</TT
>, the first word is parsed as a
special processing instruction. The rest of the line
is a parameter to that processing instruction. Please
refer to <A
HREF="section-2.6.html#section-2.6.2.1"
><I
>List of processing instructions</I
></A
>.
</P
><P
> All other lines are read as actual data. If the data file
is a table (or map), the lines will parsed as key-value
pairs. If the data file is a list (or set), the full line
will be considered a single value of the list.
</P
><P
> It is permissible to define the same key twice with a
different value. In this case, the value associated with
the key is generally redefined. There are very rare
exceptions to this rule, where the data file is a table of
tables (of values). In this case, a recurring key is used to
generate the inner table.
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>2.6.2.1. List of processing instructions</A
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> The following processing instructions are recognised:
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><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="emphasis"
>@delete <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>ENTRY</I
></TT
></I
></SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> Removes a single entry denoted by <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>ENTRY</I
></TT
> that
has already been parsed.
</P
><P
> It is permissible to list a non-existent entry, in which case the
instruction has no effect. This instruction does
<SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="emphasis"
>not</I
></SPAN
> prevent the entry from being (re-)defined later,
it only affects the current definition of the entry.
</P
><P
> For key-pair based data files, <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>ENTRY</I
></TT
> must
match the key. For single value data files,
<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>ENTRY</I
></TT
> must match the line to remove.
</P
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><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="emphasis"
>@include-parent</I
></SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> Processes parent data file of the current data file.
</P
><P
> The informal semantics of this instruction is that it reads the "next"
data file in the vendor "chain". The parsing of the parent is comparable
to a C-style include or sourcing a shell script.
</P
><P
> More formally, let <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>CP</I
></TT
> be the name of the vendor
profile that defines the data file containing the instruction. Let
the parent of <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>CP</I
></TT
> be referred to as
<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>PCP</I
></TT
>.
</P
><P
> Lintian will search for the data file provided by
<TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>PCP</I
></TT
> using the rules as specified in
<A
HREF="section-2.6.html#section-2.6.1"
><I
>Load paths and order</I
></A
>. If no
data file is found, Lintian will terminate the parsing with an error.
Thus, this instruction can only be used by profiles that extends other
profiles.
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