sru-lint 1.0

A linter for Ubuntu SRU (Stable Release Update) packages

sru-lint

Static analysis tool for Ubuntu SRU (Stable Release Update) patches — built to run in CI and generate human-friendly reports.

Documentation

For complete documentation, installation instructions, usage examples, and plugin development guides, visit:

https://canonical-sru-lint.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/

Quick Start

# Install from snap (recommended)
snap install --edge sru-lint

# Or install with Poetry (for development)
git clone https://github.com/dargad/sru-lint.git
cd sru-lint
poetry install

# Check from a patches-unapplied git repo (the current directory)
sru-lint check .

# Check a patch file or URL
sru-lint check path/to/patch.debdiff  # if installed via snap
poetry run sru-lint check path/to/patch.debdiff  # if using Poetry
sru-lint check https://example.com/patch.diff

# Check from stdin
cat patch.debdiff | sru-lint check -  # if installed via snap
cat patch.debdiff | poetry run sru-lint check -  # if using Poetry

# List available plugins
sru-lint plugins  # if installed via snap
poetry run sru-lint plugins  # if using Poetry

What it checks

• Changelog entries (valid distributions, LP bugs, version ordering)
• DEP-3 patch format compliance
• Launchpad integration (bug targeting, SRU templates, publication history)
• Upload queue conflicts
• And more via the plugin system...

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.