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Package: Lintool
Version: 0.1.3
Author : Karl Trygve Kalleberg <karltk@gentoo.org>


MOTIVATION

Lintool is a "lint" utility for the Gentoo Linux distribution. It is a 
tool that tests ebuilds, changelogs and package digests for 
well-formedness. It's intended to aid Gentoo Linux developers avoid most 
common mistakes when packaging software for Gentoo.

MECHANICS

To check an ebuild, do lintool --ebuild <path-to-ebuild>
To check a ChangeLog, do lintool --changelog <path-to-changelog>
To check a package digest, do lintoo --digest <path-to-digest>

IMPROVEMENTS

Any suggestions for improvements should be sent to karltk@gentoo.org, or
added as a bug assigned to me.