Bug#963524: dpkg: source-only *.changes files lack two mandatory fields

2020-06-23 Thread Felix Lechner
Hi Chris, On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 3:58 PM Chris Lamb wrote: > > to me this is a simple oversight in the Debian Policy That's exactly what I wrote in the initial filing. Kind regards Felix

Bug#963524: dpkg: source-only *.changes files lack two mandatory fields

2020-06-23 Thread Chris Lamb
Felix Lechner wrote: > Please note that I filed this bug with normal severity, even though as > a policy violation, it should be serious. I did so because I believe > the policy is at least partially in error ... then I don't understand why this was not filed there first to clarify the

Bug#963524: dpkg: source-only *.changes files lack two mandatory fields

2020-06-22 Thread Felix Lechner
Package: dpkg Severity: normal X-Debbugs-CC: debian-lint-ma...@lists.debian.org Hi Guillem, Starting with an upcoming release, Lintian will check for the presence of required and recommended fields in various packaging control files. Our methods are probably not perfect, but it was brought to my