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-rw-r--r--guix/scripts/lint.scm757
-rw-r--r--tests/lint.scm1453
2 files changed, 1102 insertions, 1108 deletions
diff --git a/guix/scripts/lint.scm b/guix/scripts/lint.scm
index dc338a1d7b..1b08068669 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/lint.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/lint.scm
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
             check-formatting
             run-checkers
 
+            lint-warning
+            lint-warning?
+            lint-warning-package
+            lint-warning-message
+            lint-warning-location
+
             %checkers
             lint-checker
             lint-checker?
@@ -93,42 +99,48 @@
 
 
 ;;;
-;;; Helpers
+;;; Warnings
 ;;;
-(define* (emit-warning package message #:optional field)
+
+(define-record-type* <lint-warning>
+  lint-warning make-lint-warning
+  lint-warning?
+  (package  lint-warning-package)
+  (message  lint-warning-message)
+  (location lint-warning-location
+            (default #f)))
+
+(define (package-file package)
+  (location-file
+   (package-location package)))
+
+(define* (make-warning package message
+                       #:key field location)
+  (make-lint-warning
+   package
+   message
+   (or location
+       (package-field-location package field)
+       (package-location package))))
+
+(define (emit-warnings warnings)
   ;; Emit a warning about PACKAGE, printing the location of FIELD if it is
   ;; given, the location of PACKAGE otherwise, the full name of PACKAGE and the
   ;; provided MESSAGE.
-  (let ((loc (or (package-field-location package field)
-                 (package-location package))))
-    (format (guix-warning-port) "~a: ~a@~a: ~a~%"
-            (location->string loc)
-            (package-name package) (package-version package)
-            message)))
-
-(define (call-with-accumulated-warnings thunk)
-  "Call THUNK, accumulating any warnings in the current state, using the state
-monad."
-  (let ((port (open-output-string)))
-    (mlet %state-monad ((state      (current-state))
-                        (result ->  (parameterize ((guix-warning-port port))
-                                      (thunk)))
-                        (warning -> (get-output-string port)))
-      (mbegin %state-monad
-        (munless (string=? "" warning)
-          (set-current-state (cons warning state)))
-        (return result)))))
-
-(define-syntax-rule (with-accumulated-warnings exp ...)
-  "Evaluate EXP and accumulate warnings in the state monad."
-  (call-with-accumulated-warnings
-   (lambda ()
-     exp ...)))
+  (for-each
+   (match-lambda
+     (($ <lint-warning> package message loc)
+      (format (guix-warning-port) "~a: ~a@~a: ~a~%"
+              (location->string loc)
+              (package-name package) (package-version package)
+              message)))
+   warnings))
 
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Checkers
 ;;;
+
 (define-record-type* <lint-checker>
   lint-checker make-lint-checker
   lint-checker?
@@ -163,10 +175,12 @@ monad."
 (define (check-description-style package)
   ;; Emit a warning if stylistic issues are found in the description of PACKAGE.
   (define (check-not-empty description)
-    (when (string-null? description)
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "description should not be empty")
-                    'description)))
+    (if (string-null? description)
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "description should not be empty")
+                       #:field 'description))
+        '()))
 
   (define (check-texinfo-markup description)
     "Check that DESCRIPTION can be parsed as a Texinfo fragment.  If the
@@ -174,39 +188,44 @@ markup is valid return a plain-text version of DESCRIPTION, otherwise #f."
     (catch #t
       (lambda () (texi->plain-text description))
       (lambda (keys . args)
-        (emit-warning package
+        (make-warning package
                       (G_ "Texinfo markup in description is invalid")
-                      'description)
-        #f)))
+                      #:field 'description))))
 
   (define (check-trademarks description)
     "Check that DESCRIPTION does not contain '™' or '®' characters.  See
 http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Trademarks.html."
     (match (string-index description (char-set #\™ #\®))
       ((and (? number?) index)
-       (emit-warning package
-                     (format #f (G_ "description should not contain ~
+       (list
+        (make-warning package
+                      (format #f (G_ "description should not contain ~
 trademark sign '~a' at ~d")
-                             (string-ref description index) index)
-                     'description))
-      (else #t)))
+                              (string-ref description index) index)
+                      #:field 'description)))
+      (else '())))
 
   (define (check-quotes description)
     "Check whether DESCRIPTION contains single quotes and suggest @code."
-    (when (regexp-exec %quoted-identifier-rx description)
-      (emit-warning package
-
-                    ;; TRANSLATORS: '@code' is Texinfo markup and must be kept
-                    ;; as is.
-                    (G_ "use @code or similar ornament instead of quotes")
-                    'description)))
+    (if (regexp-exec %quoted-identifier-rx description)
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       ;; TRANSLATORS: '@code' is Texinfo markup and must be kept
+                       ;; as is.
+                       (G_ "use @code or similar ornament instead of quotes")
+                       #:field 'description))
+        '()))
 
   (define (check-proper-start description)
-    (unless (or (properly-starts-sentence? description)
-                (string-prefix-ci? (package-name package) description))
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "description should start with an upper-case letter or digit")
-                    'description)))
+    (if (or (string-null? description)
+            (properly-starts-sentence? description)
+            (string-prefix-ci? (package-name package) description))
+        '()
+        (list
+         (make-warning
+          package
+          (G_ "description should start with an upper-case letter or digit")
+          #:field 'description))))
 
   (define (check-end-of-sentence-space description)
     "Check that an end-of-sentence period is followed by two spaces."
@@ -219,28 +238,33 @@ trademark sign '~a' at ~d")
                                    (string-suffix-ci? s (match:prefix m)))
                                  '("i.e" "e.g" "a.k.a" "resp"))
                            r (cons (match:start m) r)))))))
-      (unless (null? infractions)
-        (emit-warning package
-                      (format #f (G_ "sentences in description should be followed ~
+      (if (null? infractions)
+          '()
+          (list
+           (make-warning package
+                         (format #f (G_ "sentences in description should be followed ~
 by two spaces; possible infraction~p at ~{~a~^, ~}")
-                              (length infractions)
-                              infractions)
-                      'description))))
+                                 (length infractions)
+                                 infractions)
+                         #:field 'description)))))
 
   (let ((description (package-description package)))
     (if (string? description)
-        (begin
-          (check-not-empty description)
-          (check-quotes description)
-          (check-trademarks description)
-          ;; Use raw description for this because Texinfo rendering
-          ;; automatically fixes end of sentence space.
-          (check-end-of-sentence-space description)
-          (and=> (check-texinfo-markup description)
-                 check-proper-start))
-        (emit-warning package
-                      (format #f (G_ "invalid description: ~s") description)
-                      'description))))
+        (append
+         (check-not-empty description)
+         (check-quotes description)
+         (check-trademarks description)
+         ;; Use raw description for this because Texinfo rendering
+         ;; automatically fixes end of sentence space.
+         (check-end-of-sentence-space description)
+         (match (check-texinfo-markup description)
+           ((and warning (? lint-warning?)) (list warning))
+           (plain-description
+            (check-proper-start plain-description))))
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (format #f (G_ "invalid description: ~s") description)
+                       #:field 'description)))))
 
 (define (package-input-intersection inputs-to-check input-names)
   "Return the intersection between INPUTS-TO-CHECK, the list of input tuples
@@ -281,13 +305,13 @@ of a package, and INPUT-NAMES, a list of package specifications such as
             "python-pytest-cov" "python2-pytest-cov"
             "python-setuptools-scm" "python2-setuptools-scm"
             "python-sphinx" "python2-sphinx")))
-    (for-each (lambda (input)
-                (emit-warning
-                 package
-                 (format #f (G_ "'~a' should probably be a native input")
-                         input)
-                 'inputs-to-check))
-              (package-input-intersection inputs input-names))))
+    (map (lambda (input)
+           (make-warning
+            package
+            (format #f (G_ "'~a' should probably be a native input")
+                    input)
+            #:field 'inputs))
+         (package-input-intersection inputs input-names))))
 
 (define (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all package)
   ;; Emit a warning if some inputs of PACKAGE are likely to should not be
@@ -296,14 +320,15 @@ of a package, and INPUT-NAMES, a list of package specifications such as
                        "python2-setuptools"
                        "python-pip"
                        "python2-pip")))
-    (for-each (lambda (input)
-                (emit-warning
-                 package
-                 (format #f
-                         (G_ "'~a' should probably not be an input at all")
-                         input)))
-              (package-input-intersection (package-direct-inputs package)
-                                          input-names))))
+    (map (lambda (input)
+           (make-warning
+            package
+            (format #f
+                    (G_ "'~a' should probably not be an input at all")
+                    input)
+            #:field 'inputs))
+         (package-input-intersection (package-direct-inputs package)
+                                     input-names))))
 
 (define (package-name-regexp package)
   "Return a regexp that matches PACKAGE's name as a word at the beginning of a
@@ -314,66 +339,71 @@ line."
 
 (define (check-synopsis-style package)
   ;; Emit a warning if stylistic issues are found in the synopsis of PACKAGE.
-  (define (check-not-empty synopsis)
-    (when (string-null? synopsis)
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "synopsis should not be empty")
-                    'synopsis)))
-
   (define (check-final-period synopsis)
     ;; Synopsis should not end with a period, except for some special cases.
-    (when (and (string-suffix? "." synopsis)
-               (not (string-suffix? "etc." synopsis)))
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "no period allowed at the end of the synopsis")
-                    'synopsis)))
+    (if (and (string-suffix? "." synopsis)
+             (not (string-suffix? "etc." synopsis)))
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "no period allowed at the end of the synopsis")
+                       #:field 'synopsis))
+        '()))
 
   (define check-start-article
     ;; Skip this check for GNU packages, as suggested by Karl Berry's reply to
     ;; <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-womb/2014-11/msg00000.html>.
     (if (false-if-exception (gnu-package? package))
-        (const #t)
+        (const '())
         (lambda (synopsis)
-          (when (or (string-prefix-ci? "A " synopsis)
-                    (string-prefix-ci? "An " synopsis))
-            (emit-warning package
-                          (G_ "no article allowed at the beginning of \
+          (if (or (string-prefix-ci? "A " synopsis)
+                  (string-prefix-ci? "An " synopsis))
+              (list
+               (make-warning package
+                             (G_ "no article allowed at the beginning of \
 the synopsis")
-                          'synopsis)))))
+                             #:field 'synopsis))
+              '()))))
 
   (define (check-synopsis-length synopsis)
-    (when (>= (string-length synopsis) 80)
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "synopsis should be less than 80 characters long")
-                    'synopsis)))
+    (if (>= (string-length synopsis) 80)
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "synopsis should be less than 80 characters long")
+                       #:field 'synopsis))
+        '()))
 
   (define (check-proper-start synopsis)
-    (unless (properly-starts-sentence? synopsis)
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "synopsis should start with an upper-case letter or digit")
-                    'synopsis)))
+    (if (properly-starts-sentence? synopsis)
+        '()
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "synopsis should start with an upper-case letter or digit")
+                       #:field 'synopsis))))
 
   (define (check-start-with-package-name synopsis)
-    (when (and (regexp-exec (package-name-regexp package) synopsis)
+    (if (and (regexp-exec (package-name-regexp package) synopsis)
                (not (starts-with-abbreviation? synopsis)))
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "synopsis should not start with the package name")
-                    'synopsis)))
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "synopsis should not start with the package name")
+                       #:field 'synopsis))
+        '()))
 
   (define (check-texinfo-markup synopsis)
     "Check that SYNOPSIS can be parsed as a Texinfo fragment.  If the
 markup is valid return a plain-text version of SYNOPSIS, otherwise #f."
     (catch #t
-      (lambda () (texi->plain-text synopsis))
+      (lambda ()
+        (texi->plain-text synopsis)
+        '())
       (lambda (keys . args)
-        (emit-warning package
-                      (G_ "Texinfo markup in synopsis is invalid")
-                      'synopsis)
-        #f)))
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "Texinfo markup in synopsis is invalid")
+                       #:field 'synopsis)))))
 
   (define checks
-    (list check-not-empty
-          check-proper-start
+    (list check-proper-start
           check-final-period
           check-start-article
           check-start-with-package-name
@@ -381,13 +411,20 @@ markup is valid return a plain-text version of SYNOPSIS, otherwise #f."
           check-texinfo-markup))
 
   (match (package-synopsis package)
+    (""
+     (list
+      (make-warning package
+                    (G_ "synopsis should not be empty")
+                    #:field 'synopsis)))
     ((? string? synopsis)
-     (for-each (lambda (proc)
-                 (proc synopsis))
-               checks))
+     (append-map
+      (lambda (proc)
+        (proc synopsis))
+      checks))
     (invalid
-     (emit-warning package (format #f (G_ "invalid synopsis: ~s") invalid)
-                   'synopsis))))
+     (list
+      (make-warning package (format #f (G_ "invalid synopsis: ~s") invalid)
+                    #:field 'synopsis)))))
 
 (define* (probe-uri uri #:key timeout)
   "Probe URI, a URI object, and return two values: a symbol denoting the
@@ -489,8 +526,8 @@ for connections to complete; when TIMEOUT is #f, wait as long as needed."
                        'tls-certificate-error args))))
 
 (define (validate-uri uri package field)
-  "Return #t if the given URI can be reached, otherwise return #f and emit a
-warning for PACKAGE mentionning the FIELD."
+  "Return #t if the given URI can be reached, otherwise return a warning for
+PACKAGE mentionning the FIELD."
   (let-values (((status argument)
                 (probe-uri uri #:timeout 3)))     ;wait at most 3 seconds
     (case status
@@ -502,71 +539,66 @@ warning for PACKAGE mentionning the FIELD."
                  ;; with a small HTML page upon failure.  Attempt to detect
                  ;; such malicious behavior.
                  (or (> length 1000)
-                     (begin
-                       (emit-warning package
-                                     (format #f
-                                             (G_ "URI ~a returned \
+                     (make-warning package
+                                   (format #f
+                                           (G_ "URI ~a returned \
 suspiciously small file (~a bytes)")
-                                             (uri->string uri)
-                                             length))
-                       #f)))
+                                           (uri->string uri)
+                                           length)
+                                   #:field field)))
                 (_ #t)))
              ((= 301 (response-code argument))
               (if (response-location argument)
-                  (begin
-                    (emit-warning package
-                                  (format #f (G_ "permanent redirect from ~a to ~a")
-                                          (uri->string uri)
-                                          (uri->string
-                                           (response-location argument))))
-                    #t)
-                  (begin
-                    (emit-warning package
-                                  (format #f (G_ "invalid permanent redirect \
+                  (make-warning package
+                                (format #f (G_ "permanent redirect from ~a to ~a")
+                                        (uri->string uri)
+                                        (uri->string
+                                         (response-location argument)))
+                                #:field field)
+                  (make-warning package
+                                (format #f (G_ "invalid permanent redirect \
 from ~a")
-                                          (uri->string uri)))
-                    #f)))
+                                        (uri->string uri))
+                                #:field field)))
              (else
-              (emit-warning package
+              (make-warning package
                             (format #f
                                     (G_ "URI ~a not reachable: ~a (~s)")
                                     (uri->string uri)
                                     (response-code argument)
                                     (response-reason-phrase argument))
-                            field)
-              #f)))
+                            #:field field))))
       ((ftp-response)
        (match argument
          (('ok) #t)
          (('error port command code message)
-          (emit-warning package
+          (make-warning package
                         (format #f
                                 (G_ "URI ~a not reachable: ~a (~s)")
                                 (uri->string uri)
-                                code (string-trim-both message)))
-          #f)))
+                                code (string-trim-both message))
+                        #:field field))))
       ((getaddrinfo-error)
-       (emit-warning package
+       (make-warning package
                      (format #f
                              (G_ "URI ~a domain not found: ~a")
                              (uri->string uri)
                              (gai-strerror (car argument)))
-                     field)
-       #f)
+                     #:field field))
       ((system-error)
-       (emit-warning package
+       (make-warning package
                      (format #f
                              (G_ "URI ~a unreachable: ~a")
                              (uri->string uri)
                              (strerror
                               (system-error-errno
                                (cons status argument))))
-                     field)
-       #f)
+                     #:field field))
       ((tls-certificate-error)
-       (emit-warning package
+       (make-warning package
                      (format #f (G_ "TLS certificate error: ~a")
-                             (tls-certificate-error-string argument))))
+                             (tls-certificate-error-string argument))
+                     #:field field))
       ((invalid-http-response gnutls-error)
        ;; Probably a misbehaving server; ignore.
        #f)
@@ -581,17 +613,23 @@ from ~a")
   (let ((uri (and=> (package-home-page package) string->uri)))
     (cond
      ((uri? uri)
-      (validate-uri uri package 'home-page))
+      (match (validate-uri uri package 'home-page)
+        ((and (? lint-warning? warning) warning)
+         (list warning))
+        (_ '())))
      ((not (package-home-page package))
-      (unless (or (string-contains (package-name package) "bootstrap")
-                  (string=? (package-name package) "ld-wrapper"))
-        (emit-warning package
-                      (G_ "invalid value for home page")
-                      'home-page)))
+      (if (or (string-contains (package-name package) "bootstrap")
+              (string=? (package-name package) "ld-wrapper"))
+          '()
+          (list
+           (make-warning package
+                         (G_ "invalid value for home page")
+                         #:field 'home-page))))
      (else
-      (emit-warning package (format #f (G_ "invalid home page URL: ~s")
-                                    (package-home-page package))
-                    'home-page)))))
+      (list
+       (make-warning package (format #f (G_ "invalid home page URL: ~s")
+                                     (package-home-page package))
+                     #:field 'home-page))))))
 
 (define %distro-directory
   (mlambda ()
@@ -601,42 +639,47 @@ from ~a")
   "Emit a warning if the patches requires by PACKAGE are badly named or if the
 patch could not be found."
   (guard (c ((message-condition? c)     ;raised by 'search-patch'
-             (emit-warning package (condition-message c)
-                           'patch-file-names)))
+             (list
+              (make-warning package (condition-message c)
+                            #:field 'patch-file-names))))
     (define patches
       (or (and=> (package-source package) origin-patches)
           '()))
 
-    (unless (every (match-lambda        ;patch starts with package name?
-                     ((? string? patch)
-                      (and=> (string-contains (basename patch)
-                                              (package-name package))
-                             zero?))
-                     (_  #f))     ;must be an <origin> or something like that.
-                   patches)
-      (emit-warning
-       package
-       (G_ "file names of patches should start with the package name")
-       'patch-file-names))
-
-    ;; Check whether we're reaching tar's maximum file name length.
-    (let ((prefix (string-length (%distro-directory)))
-          (margin (string-length "guix-0.13.0-10-123456789/"))
-          (max    99))
-      (for-each (match-lambda
+    (append
+     (if (every (match-lambda        ;patch starts with package name?
                   ((? string? patch)
-                   (when (> (+ margin (if (string-prefix? (%distro-directory)
-                                                          patch)
-                                          (- (string-length patch) prefix)
-                                          (string-length patch)))
-                            max)
-                     (emit-warning
-                      package
-                      (format #f (G_ "~a: file name is too long")
-                              (basename patch))
-                      'patch-file-names)))
-                  (_ #f))
-                patches))))
+                   (and=> (string-contains (basename patch)
+                                           (package-name package))
+                          zero?))
+                  (_  #f))     ;must be an <origin> or something like that.
+                patches)
+         '()
+         (list
+          (make-warning
+           package
+           (G_ "file names of patches should start with the package name")
+           #:field 'patch-file-names)))
+
+     ;; Check whether we're reaching tar's maximum file name length.
+     (let ((prefix (string-length (%distro-directory)))
+           (margin (string-length "guix-0.13.0-10-123456789/"))
+           (max    99))
+       (filter-map (match-lambda
+                     ((? string? patch)
+                      (if (> (+ margin (if (string-prefix? (%distro-directory)
+                                                           patch)
+                                           (- (string-length patch) prefix)
+                                           (string-length patch)))
+                             max)
+                          (make-warning
+                           package
+                           (format #f (G_ "~a: file name is too long")
+                                   (basename patch))
+                           #:field 'patch-file-names)
+                          #f))
+                     (_ #f))
+                   patches)))))
 
 (define (escape-quotes str)
   "Replace any quote character in STR by an escaped quote character."
@@ -663,32 +706,35 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
                            (package-name package)))
                (official-gnu-packages*))
     (#f                                   ;not a GNU package, so nothing to do
-     #t)
+     '())
     (descriptor                                   ;a genuine GNU package
-     (let ((upstream   (gnu-package-doc-summary descriptor))
-           (downstream (package-synopsis package))
-           (loc        (or (package-field-location package 'synopsis)
-                           (package-location package))))
-       (when (and upstream
-                  (or (not (string? downstream))
-                      (not (string=? upstream downstream))))
-         (format (guix-warning-port)
-                 (G_ "~a: ~a: proposed synopsis: ~s~%")
-                 (location->string loc) (package-full-name package)
-                 upstream)))
-
-     (let ((upstream   (gnu-package-doc-description descriptor))
-           (downstream (package-description package))
-           (loc        (or (package-field-location package 'description)
-                           (package-location package))))
-       (when (and upstream
-                  (or (not (string? downstream))
-                      (not (string=? (fill-paragraph upstream 100)
-                                     (fill-paragraph downstream 100)))))
-         (format (guix-warning-port)
-                 (G_ "~a: ~a: proposed description:~%     \"~a\"~%")
-                 (location->string loc) (package-full-name package)
-                 (fill-paragraph (escape-quotes upstream) 77 7)))))))
+     (append
+      (let ((upstream   (gnu-package-doc-summary descriptor))
+            (downstream (package-synopsis package)))
+        (if (and upstream
+                 (or (not (string? downstream))
+                     (not (string=? upstream downstream))))
+            (list
+             (make-warning package
+                           (format #f (G_ "proposed synopsis: ~s~%")
+                                   upstream)
+                           #:field 'synopsis))
+            '()))
+
+      (let ((upstream   (gnu-package-doc-description descriptor))
+            (downstream (package-description package)))
+        (if (and upstream
+                 (or (not (string? downstream))
+                     (not (string=? (fill-paragraph upstream 100)
+                                    (fill-paragraph downstream 100)))))
+            (list
+             (make-warning
+              package
+              (format #f
+                      (G_ "proposed description:~%     \"~a\"~%")
+                      (fill-paragraph (escape-quotes upstream) 77 7))
+              #:field 'description))
+            '()))))))
 
 (define (origin-uris origin)
   "Return the list of URIs (strings) for ORIGIN."
@@ -701,38 +747,35 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
 (define (check-source package)
   "Emit a warning if PACKAGE has an invalid 'source' field, or if that
 'source' is not reachable."
-  (define (try-uris uris)
-    (run-with-state
-        (anym %state-monad
-              (lambda (uri)
-                (with-accumulated-warnings
-                 (validate-uri uri package 'source)))
-              (append-map (cut maybe-expand-mirrors <> %mirrors)
-                          uris))
-      '()))
+  (define (warnings-for-uris uris)
+    (filter lint-warning?
+            (map
+             (lambda (uri)
+               (validate-uri uri package 'source))
+             (append-map (cut maybe-expand-mirrors <> %mirrors)
+                         uris))))
 
   (let ((origin (package-source package)))
-    (when (and origin
-               (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
-      (let ((uris (map string->uri (origin-uris origin))))
-
-        ;; Just make sure that at least one of the URIs is valid.
-        (call-with-values
-            (lambda () (try-uris uris))
-          (lambda (success? warnings)
-            ;; When everything fails, report all of WARNINGS, otherwise don't
-            ;; report anything.
-            ;;
-            ;; XXX: Ideally we'd still allow warnings to be raised if *some*
-            ;; URIs are unreachable, but distinguish that from the error case
-            ;; where *all* the URIs are unreachable.
-            (unless success?
-              (emit-warning package
-                            (G_ "all the source URIs are unreachable:")
-                            'source)
-              (for-each (lambda (warning)
-                          (display warning (guix-warning-port)))
-                        (reverse warnings)))))))))
+    (if (and origin
+             (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
+        (let* ((uris (map string->uri (origin-uris origin)))
+               (warnings (warnings-for-uris uris)))
+
+          ;; Just make sure that at least one of the URIs is valid.
+          (if (eq? (length uris) (length warnings))
+              ;; When everything fails, report all of WARNINGS, otherwise don't
+              ;; report anything.
+              ;;
+              ;; XXX: Ideally we'd still allow warnings to be raised if *some*
+              ;; URIs are unreachable, but distinguish that from the error case
+              ;; where *all* the URIs are unreachable.
+              (cons*
+               (make-warning package
+                             (G_ "all the source URIs are unreachable:")
+                             #:field 'source)
+               warnings)
+              '()))
+        '())))
 
 (define (check-source-file-name package)
   "Emit a warning if PACKAGE's origin has no meaningful file name."
@@ -748,27 +791,32 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
            (not (string-match (string-append "^v?" version) file-name)))))
 
   (let ((origin (package-source package)))
-    (unless (or (not origin) (origin-file-name-valid? origin))
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "the source file name should contain the package name")
-                    'source))))
+    (if (or (not origin) (origin-file-name-valid? origin))
+        '()
+        (list
+         (make-warning package
+                       (G_ "the source file name should contain the package name")
+                       #:field 'source)))))
 
 (define (check-source-unstable-tarball package)
   "Emit a warning if PACKAGE's source is an autogenerated tarball."
   (define (check-source-uri uri)
-    (when (and (string=? (uri-host (string->uri uri)) "github.com")
-               (match (split-and-decode-uri-path
-                                   (uri-path (string->uri uri)))
-                      ((_ _ "archive" _ ...) #t)
-                      (_ #f)))
-      (emit-warning package
-                    (G_ "the source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball")
-                    'source)))
+    (if (and (string=? (uri-host (string->uri uri)) "github.com")
+             (match (split-and-decode-uri-path
+                     (uri-path (string->uri uri)))
+               ((_ _ "archive" _ ...) #t)
+               (_ #f)))
+        (make-warning package
+                      (G_ "the source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball")
+                      #:field 'source)
+        #f))
+
   (let ((origin (package-source package)))
-    (when (and (origin? origin)
-               (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
-      (let ((uris (origin-uris origin)))
-        (for-each check-source-uri uris)))))
+    (if (and (origin? origin)
+             (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
+        (filter-map check-source-uri
+                    (origin-uris origin))
+        '())))
 
 (define (check-mirror-url package)
   "Check whether PACKAGE uses source URLs that should be 'mirror://'."
@@ -776,24 +824,25 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
     (let loop ((mirrors %mirrors))
       (match mirrors
         (()
-         #t)
+         #f)
         (((mirror-id mirror-urls ...) rest ...)
          (match (find (cut string-prefix? <> uri) mirror-urls)
            (#f
             (loop rest))
            (prefix
-            (emit-warning package
+            (make-warning package
                           (format #f (G_ "URL should be \
 'mirror://~a/~a'")
                                   mirror-id
                                   (string-drop uri (string-length prefix)))
-                          'source)))))))
+                          #:field 'source)))))))
 
   (let ((origin (package-source package)))
-    (when (and (origin? origin)
-               (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
-      (let ((uris (origin-uris origin)))
-        (for-each check-mirror-uri uris)))))
+    (if (and (origin? origin)
+             (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
+        (let ((uris (origin-uris origin)))
+          (filter-map check-mirror-uri uris))
+        '())))
 
 (define* (check-github-url package #:key (timeout 3))
   "Check whether PACKAGE uses source URLs that redirect to GitHub."
@@ -817,18 +866,20 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
      (else #f)))
 
   (let ((origin (package-source package)))
-    (when (and (origin? origin)
-               (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
-      (for-each
-       (lambda (uri)
-         (and=> (follow-redirects-to-github uri)
-                (lambda (github-uri)
-                  (unless (string=? github-uri uri)
-                    (emit-warning
-                     package
-                     (format #f (G_ "URL should be '~a'") github-uri)
-                     'source)))))
-       (origin-uris origin)))))
+    (if (and (origin? origin)
+             (eqv? (origin-method origin) url-fetch))
+        (filter-map
+         (lambda (uri)
+           (and=> (follow-redirects-to-github uri)
+                  (lambda (github-uri)
+                    (if (string=? github-uri uri)
+                        #f
+                        (make-warning
+                         package
+                         (format #f (G_ "URL should be '~a'") github-uri)
+                         #:field 'source)))))
+         (origin-uris origin))
+        '())))
 
 (define (check-derivation package)
   "Emit a warning if we fail to compile PACKAGE to a derivation."
@@ -836,12 +887,12 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
     (catch #t
       (lambda ()
         (guard (c ((store-protocol-error? c)
-                   (emit-warning package
+                   (make-warning package
                                  (format #f (G_ "failed to create ~a derivation: ~a")
                                          system
                                          (store-protocol-error-message c))))
                   ((message-condition? c)
-                   (emit-warning package
+                   (make-warning package
                                  (format #f (G_ "failed to create ~a derivation: ~a")
                                          system
                                          (condition-message c)))))
@@ -858,21 +909,23 @@ descriptions maintained upstream."
                  (package-derivation store replacement system
                                      #:graft? #f)))))))
       (lambda args
-        (emit-warning package
+        (make-warning package
                       (format #f (G_ "failed to create ~a derivation: ~s")
                               system args)))))
 
-  (for-each try (package-supported-systems package)))
+  (filter lint-warning?
+          (map try (package-supported-systems package))))
 
 (define (check-license package)
   "Warn about type errors of the 'license' field of PACKAGE."
   (match (package-license package)
     ((or (? license?)
          ((? license?) ...))
-     #t)
+     '())
     (x
-     (emit-warning package (G_ "invalid license field")
-                   'license))))
+     (list
+      (make-warning package (G_ "invalid license field")
+                    #:field 'license)))))
 
 (define (call-with-networking-fail-safe message error-value proc)
   "Call PROC catching any network-related errors.  Upon a networking error,
@@ -932,7 +985,7 @@ the NIST server non-fatal."
   (let ((package (or (package-replacement package) package)))
     (match (package-vulnerabilities package)
       (()
-       #t)
+       '())
       ((vulnerabilities ...)
        (let* ((patched    (package-patched-vulnerabilities package))
               (known-safe (or (assq-ref (package-properties package)
@@ -943,11 +996,14 @@ the NIST server non-fatal."
                                      (or (member id patched)
                                          (member id known-safe))))
                                  vulnerabilities)))
-         (unless (null? unpatched)
-           (emit-warning package
-                         (format #f (G_ "probably vulnerable to ~a")
-                                 (string-join (map vulnerability-id unpatched)
-                                              ", ")))))))))
+         (if (null? unpatched)
+             '()
+             (list
+              (make-warning
+               package
+               (format #f (G_ "probably vulnerable to ~a")
+                       (string-join (map vulnerability-id unpatched)
+                                    ", "))))))))))
 
 (define (check-for-updates package)
   "Check if there is an update available for PACKAGE."
@@ -957,12 +1013,15 @@ the NIST server non-fatal."
           #f
           (package-latest-release* package (force %updaters)))
     ((? upstream-source? source)
-     (when (version>? (upstream-source-version source)
-                      (package-version package))
-       (emit-warning package
-                     (format #f (G_ "can be upgraded to ~a")
-                             (upstream-source-version source)))))
-    (#f #f))) ; cannot find newer upstream release
+     (if (version>? (upstream-source-version source)
+                    (package-version package))
+         (list
+          (make-warning package
+                        (format #f (G_ "can be upgraded to ~a")
+                                (upstream-source-version source))
+                        #:field 'version))
+         '()))
+    (#f '()))) ; cannot find newer upstream release
 
 
 ;;;
@@ -974,18 +1033,26 @@ the NIST server non-fatal."
   (match (string-index line #\tab)
     (#f #t)
     (index
-     (emit-warning package
+     (make-warning package
                    (format #f (G_ "tabulation on line ~a, column ~a")
-                           line-number index)))))
+                           line-number index)
+                   #:location
+                   (location (package-file package)
+                             line-number
+                             index)))))
 
 (define (report-trailing-white-space package line line-number)
   "Warn about trailing white space in LINE."
   (unless (or (string=? line (string-trim-right line))
               (string=? line (string #\page)))
-    (emit-warning package
+    (make-warning package
                   (format #f
                           (G_ "trailing white space on line ~a")
-                          line-number))))
+                          line-number)
+                  #:location
+                  (location (package-file package)
+                            line-number
+                            0))))
 
 (define (report-long-line package line line-number)
   "Emit a warning if LINE is too long."
@@ -993,9 +1060,13 @@ the NIST server non-fatal."
   ;; make it hard to fit within that limit and we want to avoid making too
   ;; much noise.
   (when (> (string-length line) 90)
-    (emit-warning package
+    (make-warning package
                   (format #f (G_ "line ~a is way too long (~a characters)")
-                          line-number (string-length line)))))
+                          line-number (string-length line))
+                  #:location
+                  (location (package-file package)
+                            line-number
+                            0))))
 
 (define %hanging-paren-rx
   (make-regexp "^[[:blank:]]*[()]+[[:blank:]]*$"))
@@ -1003,11 +1074,15 @@ the NIST server non-fatal."
 (define (report-lone-parentheses package line line-number)
   "Emit a warning if LINE contains hanging parentheses."
   (when (regexp-exec %hanging-paren-rx line)
-    (emit-warning package
+    (make-warning package
                   (format #f
-                          (G_ "line ~a: parentheses feel lonely, \
+                          (G_ "parentheses feel lonely, \
 move to the previous or next line")
-                          line-number))))
+                          line-number)
+                  #:location
+                  (location (package-file package)
+                            line-number
+                            0))))
 
 (define %formatting-reporters
   ;; List of procedures that report formatting issues.  These are not separate
@@ -1040,31 +1115,40 @@ them for PACKAGE."
   (call-with-input-file file
     (lambda (port)
       (let loop ((line-number 1)
-                 (last-line #f))
+                 (last-line #f)
+                 (warnings '()))
         (let ((line (read-line port)))
-          (or (eof-object? line)
-              (and last-line (> line-number last-line))
+          (if (or (eof-object? line)
+                  (and last-line (> line-number last-line)))
+              warnings
               (if (and (= line-number starting-line)
                        (not last-line))
                   (loop (+ 1 line-number)
-                        (+ 1 (sexp-last-line port)))
-                  (begin
-                    (unless (< line-number starting-line)
-                      (for-each (lambda (report)
-                                  (report package line line-number))
-                                reporters))
-                    (loop (+ 1 line-number) last-line)))))))))
+                        (+ 1 (sexp-last-line port))
+                        warnings)
+                  (loop (+ 1 line-number)
+                        last-line
+                        (append
+                         warnings
+                         (if (< line-number starting-line)
+                             '()
+                             (filter
+                              lint-warning?
+                              (map (lambda (report)
+                                     (report package line line-number))
+                                   reporters))))))))))))
 
 (define (check-formatting package)
   "Check the formatting of the source code of PACKAGE."
   (let ((location (package-location package)))
-    (when location
-      (and=> (search-path %load-path (location-file location))
-             (lambda (file)
-               ;; Report issues starting from the line before the 'package'
-               ;; form, which usually contains the 'define' form.
-               (report-formatting-issues package file
-                                         (- (location-line location) 1)))))))
+    (if location
+        (and=> (search-path %load-path (location-file location))
+               (lambda (file)
+                 ;; Report issues starting from the line before the 'package'
+                 ;; form, which usually contains the 'define' form.
+                 (report-formatting-issues package file
+                                           (- (location-line location) 1))))
+        '())))
 
 
 ;;;
@@ -1155,7 +1239,8 @@ or a list thereof")
                           (package-name package) (package-version package)
                           (lint-checker-name checker))
                   (force-output (current-error-port)))
-                ((lint-checker-check checker) package))
+                (emit-warnings
+                 ((lint-checker-check checker) package)))
               checkers)
     (when tty?
       (format (current-error-port) "\x1b[K")
diff --git a/tests/lint.scm b/tests/lint.scm
index dc2b17aeec..d8b2ca54cd 100644
--- a/tests/lint.scm
+++ b/tests/lint.scm
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
   #:use-module (web server http)
   #:use-module (web response)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 regex)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 getopt-long)
+  #:use-module (ice-9 pretty-print)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-9 gnu)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-64))
 
 ;; Test the linter.
@@ -60,781 +65,696 @@
 (define %long-string
   (make-string 2000 #\a))
 
+(define (string-match-or-error pattern str)
+  (or (string-match pattern str)
+      (error str "did not match" pattern)))
+
+(define single-lint-warning-message
+  (match-lambda
+    (((and (? lint-warning?) warning))
+     (lint-warning-message warning))))
+
 
 (test-begin "lint")
 
-(define (call-with-warnings thunk)
-  (let ((port (open-output-string)))
-    (parameterize ((guix-warning-port port))
-      (thunk))
-    (get-output-string port)))
-
-(define-syntax-rule (with-warnings body ...)
-  (call-with-warnings (lambda () body ...)))
-
-(test-assert "description: not a string"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (description 'foobar))))
-                        (check-description-style pkg)))
-                    "invalid description")))
-
-(test-assert "description: not empty"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (description ""))))
-                        (check-description-style pkg)))
-                    "description should not be empty")))
-
-(test-assert "description: valid Texinfo markup"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (check-description-style (dummy-package "x" (description "f{oo}b@r"))))
-    "Texinfo markup in description is invalid")))
-
-(test-assert "description: does not start with an upper-case letter"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (description "bad description."))))
-                        (check-description-style pkg)))
-                    "description should start with an upper-case letter")))
-
-(test-assert "description: may start with a digit"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                  (description "2-component library."))))
-       (check-description-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "description: may start with lower-case package name"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                  (description "x is a dummy package."))))
-       (check-description-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "description: two spaces after end of sentence"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (description "Bad. Quite bad."))))
-                        (check-description-style pkg)))
-                    "sentences in description should be followed by two spaces")))
-
-(test-assert "description: end-of-sentence detection with abbreviations"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                  (description
-                   "E.g. Foo, i.e. Bar resp. Baz (a.k.a. DVD)."))))
-       (check-description-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "description: may not contain trademark signs"
-  (and (->bool
-        (string-contains (with-warnings
-                           (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                        (description "Does The Right Thing™"))))
-                             (check-description-style pkg)))
-                         "should not contain trademark sign"))
-       (->bool
-        (string-contains (with-warnings
-                           (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                        (description "Works with Format®"))))
-                             (check-description-style pkg)))
-                         "should not contain trademark sign"))))
-
-(test-assert "description: suggest ornament instead of quotes"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (description "This is a 'quoted' thing."))))
-                        (check-description-style pkg)))
-                    "use @code")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: not a string"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis #f))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "invalid synopsis")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: not empty"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis ""))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "synopsis should not be empty")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: valid Texinfo markup"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (check-synopsis-style (dummy-package "x" (synopsis "Bad $@ texinfo"))))
-    "Texinfo markup in synopsis is invalid")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: does not start with an upper-case letter"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis "bad synopsis."))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "synopsis should start with an upper-case letter")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: may start with a digit"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                  (synopsis "5-dimensional frobnicator"))))
-       (check-synopsis-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: ends with a period"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis "Bad synopsis."))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "no period allowed at the end of the synopsis")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: ends with 'etc.'"
-  (string-null? (with-warnings
-                  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                               (synopsis "Foo, bar, etc."))))
-                    (check-synopsis-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: starts with 'A'"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis "A bad synopŝis"))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: starts with 'An'"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis "An awful synopsis"))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: starts with 'a'"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis "a bad synopsis"))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: starts with 'an'"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis "an awful synopsis"))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: too long"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (synopsis (make-string 80 #\x)))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "synopsis should be less than 80 characters long")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: start with package name"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains (with-warnings
-                      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                                   (name "foo")
-                                   (synopsis "foo, a nice package"))))
-                        (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
-                    "synopsis should not start with the package name")))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: start with package name prefix"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "arb"
-                  (synopsis "Arbitrary precision"))))
-       (check-synopsis-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "synopsis: start with abbreviation"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "uucp"
-                  ;; Same problem with "APL interpreter", etc.
-                  (synopsis "UUCP implementation")
-                  (description "Imagine this is Taylor UUCP."))))
-       (check-synopsis-style pkg)))))
-
-(test-assert "inputs: pkg-config is probably a native input"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config))))))
-         (check-inputs-should-be-native pkg)))
-         "'pkg-config' should probably be a native input")))
-
-(test-assert "inputs: glib:bin is probably a native input"
-  (->bool
-    (string-contains
-      (with-warnings
-        (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                     (inputs `(("glib" ,glib "bin"))))))
-          (check-inputs-should-be-native pkg)))
-          "'glib:bin' should probably be a native input")))
-
-(test-assert
+(test-equal "description: not a string"
+  "invalid description: foobar"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (check-description-style
+    (dummy-package "x" (description 'foobar)))))
+
+(test-equal "description: not empty"
+  "description should not be empty"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (check-description-style
+    (dummy-package "x" (description "")))))
+
+(test-equal "description: invalid Texinfo markup"
+  "Texinfo markup in description is invalid"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (check-description-style
+    (dummy-package "x" (description "f{oo}b@r")))))
+
+(test-equal "description: does not start with an upper-case letter"
+  "description should start with an upper-case letter or digit"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (description "bad description."))))
+     (check-description-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "description: may start with a digit"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (description "2-component library."))))
+    (check-description-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "description: may start with lower-case package name"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (description "x is a dummy package."))))
+    (check-description-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "description: two spaces after end of sentence"
+  "sentences in description should be followed by two spaces; possible infraction at 3"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (description "Bad. Quite bad."))))
+     (check-description-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "description: end-of-sentence detection with abbreviations"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (description
+                             "E.g. Foo, i.e. Bar resp. Baz (a.k.a. DVD)."))))
+    (check-description-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "description: may not contain trademark signs: ™"
+  "description should not contain trademark sign '™' at 20"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (description "Does The Right Thing™"))))
+     (check-description-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "description: may not contain trademark signs: ®"
+  "description should not contain trademark sign '®' at 17"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (description "Works with Format®"))))
+     (check-description-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "description: suggest ornament instead of quotes"
+  "use @code or similar ornament instead of quotes"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (description "This is a 'quoted' thing."))))
+     (check-description-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: not a string"
+  "invalid synopsis: #f"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis #f))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: not empty"
+  "synopsis should not be empty"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis ""))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: valid Texinfo markup"
+  "Texinfo markup in synopsis is invalid"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (check-synopsis-style
+    (dummy-package "x" (synopsis "Bad $@ texinfo")))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: does not start with an upper-case letter"
+  "synopsis should start with an upper-case letter or digit"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis "bad synopsis"))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: may start with a digit"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (synopsis "5-dimensional frobnicator"))))
+    (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: ends with a period"
+  "no period allowed at the end of the synopsis"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis "Bad synopsis."))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: ends with 'etc.'"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (synopsis "Foo, bar, etc."))))
+    (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: starts with 'A'"
+  "no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis "A bad synopŝis"))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: starts with 'An'"
+  "no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis "An awful synopsis"))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: starts with 'a'"
+  '("no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis"
+    "synopsis should start with an upper-case letter or digit")
+  (sort
+   (map
+    lint-warning-message
+    (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                              (synopsis "a bad synopsis"))))
+      (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
+   string<?))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: starts with 'an'"
+  '("no article allowed at the beginning of the synopsis"
+    "synopsis should start with an upper-case letter or digit")
+  (sort
+   (map
+    lint-warning-message
+    (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                              (synopsis "an awful synopsis"))))
+      (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
+   string<?))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: too long"
+  "synopsis should be less than 80 characters long"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (synopsis (make-string 80 #\X)))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: start with package name"
+  "synopsis should not start with the package name"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (name "Foo")
+                             (synopsis "Foo, a nice package"))))
+     (check-synopsis-style pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: start with package name prefix"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "arb"
+                            (synopsis "Arbitrary precision"))))
+    (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "synopsis: start with abbreviation"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "uucp"
+                            ;; Same problem with "APL interpreter", etc.
+                            (synopsis "UUCP implementation")
+                            (description "Imagine this is Taylor UUCP."))))
+    (check-synopsis-style pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "inputs: pkg-config is probably a native input"
+  "'pkg-config' should probably be a native input"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config))))))
+     (check-inputs-should-be-native pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "inputs: glib:bin is probably a native input"
+  "'glib:bin' should probably be a native input"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (inputs `(("glib" ,glib "bin"))))))
+     (check-inputs-should-be-native pkg))))
+
+(test-equal
     "inputs: python-setuptools should not be an input at all (input)"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (inputs `(("python-setuptools" ,python-setuptools))))))
-         (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all pkg)))
-         "'python-setuptools' should probably not be an input at all")))
-
-(test-assert
+  "'python-setuptools' should probably not be an input at all"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (inputs `(("python-setuptools"
+                                        ,python-setuptools))))))
+     (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all pkg))))
+
+(test-equal
     "inputs: python-setuptools should not be an input at all (native-input)"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (native-inputs
-                     `(("python-setuptools" ,python-setuptools))))))
-         (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all pkg)))
-         "'python-setuptools' should probably not be an input at all")))
-
-(test-assert
+  "'python-setuptools' should probably not be an input at all"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (native-inputs
+                              `(("python-setuptools"
+                                 ,python-setuptools))))))
+     (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all pkg))))
+
+(test-equal
     "inputs: python-setuptools should not be an input at all (propagated-input)"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (propagated-inputs
-                     `(("python-setuptools" ,python-setuptools))))))
-         (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all pkg)))
-         "'python-setuptools' should probably not be an input at all")))
-
-(test-assert "patches: file names"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (source
-                     (dummy-origin
-                       (patches (list "/path/to/y.patch")))))))
-         (check-patch-file-names pkg)))
-     "file names of patches should start with the package name")))
-
-(test-assert "patches: file name too long"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (source
-                     (dummy-origin
-                      (patches (list (string-append "x-"
-                                                    (make-string 100 #\a)
-                                                    ".patch"))))))))
-         (check-patch-file-names pkg)))
-     "file name is too long")))
-
-(test-assert "patches: not found"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (source
-                     (dummy-origin
-                       (patches
-                        (list (search-patch "this-patch-does-not-exist!"))))))))
-         (check-patch-file-names pkg)))
-     "patch not found")))
-
-(test-assert "derivation: invalid arguments"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                   (arguments
-                    '(#:imported-modules (invalid-module))))))
-        (check-derivation pkg)))
-    "failed to create")))
-
-(test-assert "license: invalid license"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     (check-license (dummy-package "x" (license #f))))
-   "invalid license"))
-
-(test-assert "home-page: wrong home-page"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (package
-                   (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                   (home-page #f))))
-        (check-home-page pkg)))
-    "invalid")))
-
-(test-assert "home-page: invalid URI"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (package
-                   (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                   (home-page "foobar"))))
-        (check-home-page pkg)))
-    "invalid home page URL")))
-
-(test-assert "home-page: host not found"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (package
-                   (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                   (home-page "http://does-not-exist"))))
-        (check-home-page pkg)))
-    "domain not found")))
+  "'python-setuptools' should probably not be an input at all"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (propagated-inputs
+                              `(("python-setuptools" ,python-setuptools))))))
+     (check-inputs-should-not-be-an-input-at-all pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "patches: file names"
+  "file names of patches should start with the package name"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                             (source
+                              (dummy-origin
+                               (patches (list "/path/to/y.patch")))))))
+     (check-patch-file-names pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "patches: file name too long"
+  (string-append "x-"
+                 (make-string 100 #\a)
+                 ".patch: file name is too long")
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package
+               "x"
+               (source
+                (dummy-origin
+                 (patches (list (string-append "x-"
+                                               (make-string 100 #\a)
+                                               ".patch"))))))))
+     (check-patch-file-names pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "patches: not found"
+  "this-patch-does-not-exist!: patch not found"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (let ((pkg (dummy-package
+               "x"
+               (source
+                (dummy-origin
+                 (patches
+                  (list (search-patch "this-patch-does-not-exist!"))))))))
+     (check-patch-file-names pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "derivation: invalid arguments"
+  "failed to create x86_64-linux derivation: (wrong-type-arg \"map\" \"Wrong type argument: ~S\" (invalid-module) ())"
+  (match (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                                   (arguments
+                                    '(#:imported-modules (invalid-module))))))
+           (check-derivation pkg))
+    (((and (? lint-warning?) first-warning) others ...)
+     (lint-warning-message first-warning))))
+
+(test-equal "license: invalid license"
+  "invalid license field"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (check-license (dummy-package "x" (license #f)))))
+
+(test-equal "home-page: wrong home-page"
+  "invalid value for home page"
+  (let ((pkg (package
+               (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+               (home-page #f))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-home-page pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "home-page: invalid URI"
+  "invalid home page URL: \"foobar\""
+  (let ((pkg (package
+               (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+               (home-page "foobar"))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-home-page pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "home-page: host not found"
+  "URI http://does-not-exist domain not found: Name or service not known"
+  (let ((pkg (package
+               (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+               (home-page "http://does-not-exist"))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-home-page pkg))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "home-page: Connection refused"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (package
-                   (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                   (home-page (%local-url)))))
-        (check-home-page pkg)))
-    "Connection refused")))
+(test-equal "home-page: Connection refused"
+  "URI http://localhost:9999/foo/bar unreachable: Connection refused"
+  (let ((pkg (package
+               (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+               (home-page (%local-url)))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-home-page pkg))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
 (test-equal "home-page: 200"
-  ""
-  (with-warnings
-   (with-http-server 200 %long-string
-     (let ((pkg (package
-                  (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                  (home-page (%local-url)))))
-       (check-home-page pkg)))))
+  '()
+  (with-http-server 200 %long-string
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (home-page (%local-url)))))
+      (check-home-page pkg))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "home-page: 200 but short length"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 200 "This is too small."
-        (let ((pkg (package
-                     (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                     (home-page (%local-url)))))
-          (check-home-page pkg))))
-    "suspiciously small")))
+(test-equal "home-page: 200 but short length"
+  "URI http://localhost:9999/foo/bar returned suspiciously small file (18 bytes)"
+  (with-http-server 200 "This is too small."
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (home-page (%local-url)))))
+
+      (single-lint-warning-message
+       (check-home-page pkg)))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "home-page: 404"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 404 %long-string
-        (let ((pkg (package
-                     (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                     (home-page (%local-url)))))
-          (check-home-page pkg))))
-    "not reachable: 404")))
+(test-equal "home-page: 404"
+  "URI http://localhost:9999/foo/bar not reachable: 404 (\"Such is life\")"
+  (with-http-server 404 %long-string
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (home-page (%local-url)))))
+      (single-lint-warning-message
+       (check-home-page pkg)))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "home-page: 301, invalid"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 301 %long-string
-        (let ((pkg (package
-                     (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                     (home-page (%local-url)))))
-          (check-home-page pkg))))
-    "invalid permanent redirect")))
+(test-equal "home-page: 301, invalid"
+  "invalid permanent redirect from http://localhost:9999/foo/bar"
+  (with-http-server 301 %long-string
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (home-page (%local-url)))))
+      (single-lint-warning-message
+       (check-home-page pkg)))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "home-page: 301 -> 200"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 200 %long-string
-        (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
-          (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
-            (with-http-server (301 `((location
-                                      . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
-                ""
-              (let ((pkg (package
-                           (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                           (home-page (%local-url)))))
-                (check-home-page pkg)))))))
-    "permanent redirect")))
+(test-equal "home-page: 301 -> 200"
+  "permanent redirect from http://localhost:10000/foo/bar to http://localhost:9999/foo/bar"
+  (with-http-server 200 %long-string
+    (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
+      (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
+        (with-http-server (301 `((location
+                                  . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
+            ""
+          (let ((pkg (package
+                       (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                       (home-page (%local-url)))))
+            (single-lint-warning-message
+             (check-home-page pkg))))))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "home-page: 301 -> 404"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 404 "booh!"
-        (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
-          (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
-            (with-http-server (301 `((location
-                                      . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
-                ""
-              (let ((pkg (package
-                           (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                           (home-page (%local-url)))))
-                (check-home-page pkg)))))))
-    "not reachable: 404")))
-
-(test-assert "source-file-name"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                   (version "3.2.1")
-                   (source
-                    (origin
-                      (method url-fetch)
-                      (uri "http://www.example.com/3.2.1.tar.gz")
-                      (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-        (check-source-file-name pkg)))
-    "file name should contain the package name")))
-
-(test-assert "source-file-name: v prefix"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                   (version "3.2.1")
-                   (source
-                    (origin
-                      (method url-fetch)
-                      (uri "http://www.example.com/v3.2.1.tar.gz")
-                      (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-        (check-source-file-name pkg)))
-    "file name should contain the package name")))
-
-(test-assert "source-file-name: bad checkout"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                   (version "3.2.1")
-                   (source
-                    (origin
-                      (method git-fetch)
-                      (uri (git-reference
-                            (url "http://www.example.com/x.git")
-                            (commit "0")))
-                      (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-        (check-source-file-name pkg)))
-    "file name should contain the package name")))
-
-(test-assert "source-file-name: good checkout"
-  (not
-   (->bool
-    (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (version "3.2.1")
-                    (source
-                     (origin
-                       (method git-fetch)
-                       (uri (git-reference
-                             (url "http://git.example.com/x.git")
-                             (commit "0")))
-                       (file-name (string-append "x-" version))
-                       (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-         (check-source-file-name pkg)))
-     "file name should contain the package name"))))
-
-(test-assert "source-file-name: valid"
-  (not
-   (->bool
-    (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                    (version "3.2.1")
-                    (source
-                     (origin
-                       (method url-fetch)
-                       (uri "http://www.example.com/x-3.2.1.tar.gz")
-                       (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-         (check-source-file-name pkg)))
-     "file name should contain the package name"))))
-
-(test-assert "source-unstable-tarball"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                  (source
-                    (origin
-                      (method url-fetch)
-                      (uri "https://github.com/example/example/archive/v0.0.tar.gz")
-                      (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-       (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
-   "source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"))
-
-(test-assert "source-unstable-tarball: source #f"
-  (not
-    (->bool
-     (string-contains
-      (with-warnings
-        (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                     (source #f))))
-          (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
-      "source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"))))
-
-(test-assert "source-unstable-tarball: valid"
-  (not
-    (->bool
-     (string-contains
-      (with-warnings
-        (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                     (source
-                       (origin
-                         (method url-fetch)
-                         (uri "https://github.com/example/example/releases/download/x-0.0/x-0.0.tar.gz")
-                         (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-          (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
-      "source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"))))
-
-(test-assert "source-unstable-tarball: package named archive"
-  (not
-    (->bool
-     (string-contains
-      (with-warnings
-        (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                     (source
-                       (origin
-                         (method url-fetch)
-                         (uri "https://github.com/example/archive/releases/download/x-0.0/x-0.0.tar.gz")
-                         (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-          (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
-      "source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"))))
-
-(test-assert "source-unstable-tarball: not-github"
-  (not
-    (->bool
-     (string-contains
-      (with-warnings
-        (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                     (source
-                       (origin
-                         (method url-fetch)
-                         (uri "https://bitbucket.org/archive/example/download/x-0.0.tar.gz")
-                         (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-          (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
-      "source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"))))
-
-(test-assert "source-unstable-tarball: git-fetch"
-  (not
-    (->bool
-     (string-contains
-      (with-warnings
-        (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
-                     (source
-                       (origin
-                         (method git-fetch)
-                         (uri (git-reference
-                                (url "https://github.com/archive/example.git")
-                                (commit "0")))
-                         (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-          (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
-      "source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"))))
+(test-equal "home-page: 301 -> 404"
+  "URI http://localhost:10000/foo/bar not reachable: 404 (\"Such is life\")"
+  (with-http-server 404 "booh!"
+    (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
+      (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
+        (with-http-server (301 `((location
+                                  . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
+            ""
+          (let ((pkg (package
+                       (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                       (home-page (%local-url)))))
+            (single-lint-warning-message
+             (check-home-page pkg))))))))
+
+
+(test-equal "source-file-name"
+  "the source file name should contain the package name"
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (version "3.2.1")
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method url-fetch)
+                               (uri "http://www.example.com/3.2.1.tar.gz")
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-source-file-name pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "source-file-name: v prefix"
+  "the source file name should contain the package name"
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (version "3.2.1")
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method url-fetch)
+                               (uri "http://www.example.com/v3.2.1.tar.gz")
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-source-file-name pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "source-file-name: bad checkout"
+  "the source file name should contain the package name"
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (version "3.2.1")
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method git-fetch)
+                               (uri (git-reference
+                                     (url "http://www.example.com/x.git")
+                                     (commit "0")))
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-source-file-name pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "source-file-name: good checkout"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (version "3.2.1")
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method git-fetch)
+                               (uri (git-reference
+                                     (url "http://git.example.com/x.git")
+                                     (commit "0")))
+                               (file-name (string-append "x-" version))
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (check-source-file-name pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "source-file-name: valid"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (version "3.2.1")
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method url-fetch)
+                               (uri "http://www.example.com/x-3.2.1.tar.gz")
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (check-source-file-name pkg)))
 
-(test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-equal "source: 200"
-  ""
-  (with-warnings
-   (with-http-server 200 %long-string
-     (let ((pkg (package
-                  (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                  (source (origin
-                            (method url-fetch)
-                            (uri (%local-url))
-                            (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-       (check-source pkg)))))
+(test-equal "source-unstable-tarball"
+  "the source URI should not be an autogenerated tarball"
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method url-fetch)
+                               (uri "https://github.com/example/example/archive/v0.0.tar.gz")
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg))))
+
+(test-equal "source-unstable-tarball: source #f"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (source #f))))
+    (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "source-unstable-tarball: valid"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method url-fetch)
+                               (uri "https://github.com/example/example/releases/download/x-0.0/x-0.0.tar.gz")
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
 
-(test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "source: 200 but short length"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 200 "This is too small."
-        (let ((pkg (package
-                     (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                     (source (origin
+(test-equal "source-unstable-tarball: package named archive"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (source
+                             (origin
                                (method url-fetch)
-                               (uri (%local-url))
+                               (uri "https://github.com/example/archive/releases/download/x-0.0/x-0.0.tar.gz")
                                (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-          (check-source pkg))))
-    "suspiciously small")))
+    (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
 
-(test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "source: 404"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 404 %long-string
-        (let ((pkg (package
-                     (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                     (source (origin
+(test-equal "source-unstable-tarball: not-github"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (source
+                             (origin
                                (method url-fetch)
-                               (uri (%local-url))
+                               (uri "https://bitbucket.org/archive/example/download/x-0.0.tar.gz")
                                (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-          (check-source pkg))))
-    "not reachable: 404")))
+    (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
+
+(test-equal "source-unstable-tarball: git-fetch"
+  '()
+  (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
+                            (source
+                             (origin
+                               (method git-fetch)
+                               (uri (git-reference
+                                     (url "https://github.com/archive/example.git")
+                                     (commit "0")))
+                               (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+    (check-source-unstable-tarball pkg)))
+
+(test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
+(test-equal "source: 200"
+  '()
+  (with-http-server 200 %long-string
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (source (origin
+                           (method url-fetch)
+                           (uri (%local-url))
+                           (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+      (check-source pkg))))
+
+(test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
+(test-equal "source: 200 but short length"
+  "URI http://localhost:9999/foo/bar returned suspiciously small file (18 bytes)"
+  (with-http-server 200 "This is too small."
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (source (origin
+                           (method url-fetch)
+                           (uri (%local-url))
+                           (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+      (match (check-source pkg)
+        ((first-warning ; All source URIs are unreachable
+          (and (? lint-warning?) second-warning))
+         (lint-warning-message second-warning))))))
+
+(test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
+(test-equal "source: 404"
+  "URI http://localhost:9999/foo/bar not reachable: 404 (\"Such is life\")"
+  (with-http-server 404 %long-string
+    (let ((pkg (package
+                 (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                 (source (origin
+                           (method url-fetch)
+                           (uri (%local-url))
+                           (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+      (match (check-source pkg)
+        ((first-warning ; All source URIs are unreachable
+          (and (? lint-warning?) second-warning))
+         (lint-warning-message second-warning))))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
 (test-equal "source: 301 -> 200"
-  ""
-  (with-warnings
-    (with-http-server 200 %long-string
-      (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
-        (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
-          (with-http-server (301 `((location . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
-              ""
-            (let ((pkg (package
-                         (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                         (source (origin
-                                   (method url-fetch)
-                                   (uri (%local-url))
-                                   (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-              (check-source pkg))))))))
+  "permanent redirect from http://localhost:10000/foo/bar to http://localhost:9999/foo/bar"
+  (with-http-server 200 %long-string
+    (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
+      (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
+        (with-http-server (301 `((location . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
+            ""
+          (let ((pkg (package
+                       (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                       (source (origin
+                                 (method url-fetch)
+                                 (uri (%local-url))
+                                 (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+            (match (check-source pkg)
+              ((first-warning ; All source URIs are unreachable
+                (and (? lint-warning?) second-warning))
+               (lint-warning-message second-warning)))))))))
 
 (test-skip (if (http-server-can-listen?) 0 1))
-(test-assert "source: 301 -> 404"
-  (->bool
-   (string-contains
-    (with-warnings
-      (with-http-server 404 "booh!"
-        (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
-          (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
-            (with-http-server (301 `((location . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
-                ""
-              (let ((pkg (package
-                           (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
-                           (source (origin
-                                     (method url-fetch)
-                                     (uri (%local-url))
-                                     (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
-                (check-source pkg)))))))
-    "not reachable: 404")))
-
-(test-assert "mirror-url"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((source (origin
-                     (method url-fetch)
-                     (uri "http://example.org/foo/bar.tar.gz")
-                     (sha256 %null-sha256))))
-       (check-mirror-url (dummy-package "x" (source source)))))))
-
-(test-assert "mirror-url: one suggestion"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     (let ((source (origin
-                     (method url-fetch)
-                     (uri "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/foo/foo.tar.gz")
-                     (sha256 %null-sha256))))
-       (check-mirror-url (dummy-package "x" (source source)))))
-   "mirror://gnu/foo/foo.tar.gz"))
-
-(test-assert "github-url"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (with-http-server 200 %long-string
-       (check-github-url
-        (dummy-package "x" (source
-                            (origin
-                              (method url-fetch)
-                              (uri (%local-url))
-                              (sha256 %null-sha256)))))))))
+(test-equal "source: 301 -> 404"
+  "URI http://localhost:10000/foo/bar not reachable: 404 (\"Such is life\")"
+  (with-http-server 404 "booh!"
+    (let ((initial-url (%local-url)))
+      (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
+        (with-http-server (301 `((location . ,(string->uri initial-url))))
+            ""
+          (let ((pkg (package
+                       (inherit (dummy-package "x"))
+                       (source (origin
+                                 (method url-fetch)
+                                 (uri (%local-url))
+                                 (sha256 %null-sha256))))))
+            (match (check-source pkg)
+              ((first-warning ; The first warning says that all URI's are
+                              ; unreachable
+                (and (? lint-warning?) second-warning))
+               (lint-warning-message second-warning)))))))))
+
+(test-equal "mirror-url"
+  '()
+  (let ((source (origin
+                  (method url-fetch)
+                  (uri "http://example.org/foo/bar.tar.gz")
+                  (sha256 %null-sha256))))
+    (check-mirror-url (dummy-package "x" (source source)))))
+
+(test-equal "mirror-url: one suggestion"
+  "URL should be 'mirror://gnu/foo/foo.tar.gz'"
+  (let ((source (origin
+                  (method url-fetch)
+                  (uri "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/foo/foo.tar.gz")
+                  (sha256 %null-sha256))))
+    (single-lint-warning-message
+     (check-mirror-url (dummy-package "x" (source source))))))
+
+(test-equal "github-url"
+  '()
+  (with-http-server 200 %long-string
+    (check-github-url
+     (dummy-package "x" (source
+                         (origin
+                           (method url-fetch)
+                           (uri (%local-url))
+                           (sha256 %null-sha256)))))))
 
 (let ((github-url "https://github.com/foo/bar/bar-1.0.tar.gz"))
-  (test-assert "github-url: one suggestion"
-    (string-contains
-     (with-warnings
-       (with-http-server (301 `((location . ,(string->uri github-url)))) ""
-         (let ((initial-uri (%local-url)))
-           (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
-             (with-http-server (302 `((location . ,(string->uri initial-uri)))) ""
-               (check-github-url
-                (dummy-package "x" (source
-                                    (origin
-                                      (method url-fetch)
-                                      (uri (%local-url))
-                                      (sha256 %null-sha256))))))))))
-     github-url))
-  (test-assert "github-url: already the correct github url"
-    (string-null?
-     (with-warnings
-       (check-github-url
-        (dummy-package "x" (source
-                            (origin
-                              (method url-fetch)
-                              (uri github-url)
-                              (sha256 %null-sha256)))))))))
-
-(test-assert "cve"
+  (test-equal "github-url: one suggestion"
+    (string-append
+     "URL should be '" github-url "'")
+    (with-http-server (301 `((location . ,(string->uri github-url)))) ""
+      (let ((initial-uri (%local-url)))
+        (parameterize ((%http-server-port (+ 1 (%http-server-port))))
+          (with-http-server (302 `((location . ,(string->uri initial-uri)))) ""
+            (single-lint-warning-message
+             (check-github-url
+              (dummy-package "x" (source
+                                  (origin
+                                    (method url-fetch)
+                                    (uri (%local-url))
+                                    (sha256 %null-sha256)))))))))))
+  (test-equal "github-url: already the correct github url"
+    '()
+    (check-github-url
+     (dummy-package "x" (source
+                         (origin
+                           (method url-fetch)
+                           (uri github-url)
+                           (sha256 %null-sha256)))))))
+
+(test-equal "cve"
+  '()
   (mock ((guix scripts lint) package-vulnerabilities (const '()))
-        (string-null?
-         (with-warnings (check-vulnerabilities (dummy-package "x"))))))
+        (check-vulnerabilities (dummy-package "x"))))
 
-(test-assert "cve: one vulnerability"
+(test-equal "cve: one vulnerability"
+  "probably vulnerable to CVE-2015-1234"
   (mock ((guix scripts lint) package-vulnerabilities
          (lambda (package)
            (list (make-struct (@@ (guix cve) <vulnerability>) 0
                               "CVE-2015-1234"
                               (list (cons (package-name package)
                                           (package-version package)))))))
-        (string-contains
-         (with-warnings
-           (check-vulnerabilities (dummy-package "pi" (version "3.14"))))
-         "vulnerable to CVE-2015-1234")))
+        (single-lint-warning-message
+         (check-vulnerabilities (dummy-package "pi" (version "3.14"))))))
 
-(test-assert "cve: one patched vulnerability"
+(test-equal "cve: one patched vulnerability"
+  '()
   (mock ((guix scripts lint) package-vulnerabilities
          (lambda (package)
            (list (make-struct (@@ (guix cve) <vulnerability>) 0
                               "CVE-2015-1234"
                               (list (cons (package-name package)
                                           (package-version package)))))))
-        (string-null?
-         (with-warnings
-           (check-vulnerabilities
-            (dummy-package "pi"
-                           (version "3.14")
-                           (source
-                            (dummy-origin
-                             (patches
-                              (list "/a/b/pi-CVE-2015-1234.patch"))))))))))
-
-(test-assert "cve: known safe from vulnerability"
+        (check-vulnerabilities
+         (dummy-package "pi"
+                        (version "3.14")
+                        (source
+                         (dummy-origin
+                          (patches
+                           (list "/a/b/pi-CVE-2015-1234.patch"))))))))
+
+(test-equal "cve: known safe from vulnerability"
+  '()
   (mock ((guix scripts lint) package-vulnerabilities
          (lambda (package)
            (list (make-struct (@@ (guix cve) <vulnerability>) 0
                               "CVE-2015-1234"
                               (list (cons (package-name package)
                                           (package-version package)))))))
-        (string-null?
-         (with-warnings
-           (check-vulnerabilities
-            (dummy-package "pi"
-                           (version "3.14")
-                           (properties `((lint-hidden-cve . ("CVE-2015-1234"))))))))))
-
-(test-assert "cve: vulnerability fixed in replacement version"
+        (check-vulnerabilities
+         (dummy-package "pi"
+                        (version "3.14")
+                        (properties `((lint-hidden-cve . ("CVE-2015-1234"))))))))
+
+(test-equal "cve: vulnerability fixed in replacement version"
+  '()
   (mock ((guix scripts lint) package-vulnerabilities
          (lambda (package)
            (match (package-version package)
@@ -845,71 +765,60 @@
                                              (package-version package))))))
              ("1"
               '()))))
-        (and (not (string-null?
-                   (with-warnings
-                     (check-vulnerabilities
-                      (dummy-package "foo" (version "0"))))))
-             (string-null?
-              (with-warnings
-                (check-vulnerabilities
-                 (dummy-package
-                  "foo" (version "0")
-                  (replacement (dummy-package "foo" (version "1"))))))))))
-
-(test-assert "cve: patched vulnerability in replacement"
+        (check-vulnerabilities
+         (dummy-package
+          "foo" (version "0")
+          (replacement (dummy-package "foo" (version "1")))))))
+
+(test-equal "cve: patched vulnerability in replacement"
+  '()
   (mock ((guix scripts lint) package-vulnerabilities
          (lambda (package)
            (list (make-struct (@@ (guix cve) <vulnerability>) 0
                               "CVE-2015-1234"
                               (list (cons (package-name package)
                                           (package-version package)))))))
-        (string-null?
-         (with-warnings
-           (check-vulnerabilities
-            (dummy-package
-             "pi" (version "3.14") (source (dummy-origin))
-             (replacement (dummy-package
-                           "pi" (version "3.14")
-                           (source
-                            (dummy-origin
-                             (patches
-                              (list "/a/b/pi-CVE-2015-1234.patch"))))))))))))
-
-(test-assert "formatting: lonely parentheses"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     (check-formatting
-      (
-       dummy-package "ugly as hell!"
-      )
-      ))
-   "lonely"))
+        (check-vulnerabilities
+         (dummy-package
+          "pi" (version "3.14") (source (dummy-origin))
+          (replacement (dummy-package
+                        "pi" (version "3.14")
+                        (source
+                         (dummy-origin
+                          (patches
+                           (list "/a/b/pi-CVE-2015-1234.patch"))))))))))
+
+(test-equal "formatting: lonely parentheses"
+  "parentheses feel lonely, move to the previous or next line"
+  (single-lint-warning-message
+   (check-formatting
+    (dummy-package "ugly as hell!"
+                   )
+    )))
 
 (test-assert "formatting: tabulation"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     (check-formatting (dummy-package "leave the tab here:	")))
-   "tabulation"))
+  (string-match-or-error
+   "tabulation on line [0-9]+, column [0-9]+"
+   (single-lint-warning-message
+    (check-formatting (dummy-package "leave the tab here:	")))))
 
 (test-assert "formatting: trailing white space"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     ;; Leave the trailing white space on the next line!
-     (check-formatting (dummy-package "x")))            
-   "trailing white space"))
+  (string-match-or-error
+   "trailing white space .*"
+   ;; Leave the trailing white space on the next line!
+   (single-lint-warning-message
+    (check-formatting (dummy-package "x")))))            
 
 (test-assert "formatting: long line"
-  (string-contains
-   (with-warnings
-     (check-formatting
-      (dummy-package "x"                          ;here is a stupid comment just to make a long line
-                     )))
-   "too long"))
-
-(test-assert "formatting: alright"
-  (string-null?
-   (with-warnings
-     (check-formatting (dummy-package "x")))))
+  (string-match-or-error
+   "line [0-9]+ is way too long \\([0-9]+ characters\\)"
+   (single-lint-warning-message (check-formatting
+           (dummy-package "x"))                                     ;here is a stupid comment just to make a long line
+     )))
+
+(test-equal "formatting: alright"
+  '()
+  (check-formatting (dummy-package "x")))
 
 (test-end "lint")