Tag: description-contains-invalid-control-statement Severity: error Check: fields/description Explanation: The description contains an invalid control statement. . A control statement is a line starting with a dot (.). The only control statement is defined by the policy is a single dot denoting an empty line. . The "empty-line" control statement does not permit any characters following it on the same line. Therefore, the line must consist entirely of a space followed by a dot. See-Also: debian-policy 5.6.13