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 > > -- > Charles Plessy Nagahama, Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan > Debian Med packaging team http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med > Tooting from work, https://fediscience.org/@charles_plessy > Tooting from home, https://framapiaf.org/@charles_plessy > > -- Brian Cosgrove
