5. Author / Maintainer Entry Check

What

check_ycp checks the file header for presence of at least one of

  • Author:
  • Authors:
  • Maintainer:
  • Maintainers:

If found, each entry is checked for some contents, i.e. it may not be completely empty (but use whitespace as you like).

The contents must include something that looks like an e-mail address.

Why

There must be at least one person to contact when there are any problems or questions about the module. The full name is desired, but at least an e-mail address must be there to get in contact with the maintainer or the author.

How

The fields are checked for presence of something like somebody@somewhere.domain - in fact only for something before the at sign "@" and something with a period "." behind it.