Bug#1149950: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: Accept alternate capitalization for bug-control fields

Jeremy Bícha jbicha at debian.org
Sun Oct 4 19:34:42 BST 2026


Source: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl
Version: 3.027

A few packages have a debian/*bug-control file with a Package-Status
field instead of a package-status field or a Report-With field instead
of a report-with field.

If you use cme fix dpkg --save on one of these packages, cme will emit an error:


Configuration path 'bugfiles:"libadwaita-1-0" bug-control': unknown
element 'Package-Status'. Either your file has an error or
Dpkg::BugFiles::Control model is lagging behind. In the latter case,
please submit a bug report using 'reportbug
libconfig-model-dpkg-perl'. See cme man page for details.
Expected elements: 'report-with','package-status','Submit-As','Send-To'


I think Debian should standardize on the camel case capitalization
style for all 4 of the bug-control fields and have proposed that at
https://salsa.debian.org/reportbug-team/reportbug/-/merge_requests/110
with more details. Meanwhile, it would be helpful if cme would accept
input in both styles even if it normalizes towards the currently
documented capitalization format.

Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha



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