LINTIAN

# `dfsg-version-with-tilde`

The source version string contains a tilde like `~dfsg`. It is probably in a form like `1.0~dfsg-1`.

Most people should use a plus sign instead, as in `+dfsg`. It will ensure proper version sorting.

We can think of two cases for which a tilde makes sense. First, upstream may release a tarball again using the same version, but with the offending files removed. The second case is when all DFSG concerns for a source tarball disappeared. In both cases, repacking is no longer necessary. We think both cases are rare.

Severity: | `info`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2021/10/msg00012.html

- https://salsa.debian.org/lintian/lintian/-/merge_requests/379

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag