rpmlint is a tool for checking common errors in rpm packages. rpmlint can be used to test individual packages before uploading or to check an entire distribution.
By default all applicable checks are performed but specific checks can be performed by using command line parameters.
rpmlint can check binary rpms (files and installed ones), source rpms, and plain specfiles, but all checks do not apply to all argument types. For best check coverage, run rpmlint on source rpms instead of plain specfiles, and installed binary rpms instead of uninstalled binary rpm files.
The idea for rpmlint is from the lintian tool of the Debian project. All the checks reside in rpmlint/ folder. Feel free to provide new checks and suggestions at:
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpmlint
If you want to change configuration options or the list of checks you can use following locations:
/etc/rpmlint/*config
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/rpmlint/*config
Configuration itself is a normal ini file where for some basic inspiration
you can check up rpmlint/configspec.cfg which specifies format/defaults.
Additional option to control rpmlint behaviour is addition of rpmlintrc file which uses old syntax for compatibility with old rpmlint releases, yet it can be normal ini file if you wish:
setBadness('check', 0)
addFilter('test-i-ignore')