LINTIAN

# `debian-watch-lacks-sourceforge-redirector`

The watch file specifies a SourceForge page or download server directly. This is not recommended; SourceForge changes their download servers and website periodically, requiring watch files to be modified every time. Instead, use the qa.debian.org redirector by using the magic URL:

    http://sf.net/<project>/<tar-name>-(.+).tar.gz

replacing `<project>` with the name of the SourceForge project and `<tar-name>` with the name of the tarball distributed within that project. Adjust the filename regex as necessary.

Severity: | `warning`
Experimental: | `false`
Renamed from: | `debian-watch-file-should-use-sf-redirector`

## See also

- the uscan(1) manual page

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