On 25/09/16 10:03, Niels Thykier wrote: > Control: tags -1 moreinfo > > On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 09:46:30 +0200 Daniel Pocock <[email protected]> wrote: >> Package: lintian >> Version: 2.5.46~bpo8+1 >> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] >> >> >> [...] >> https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/homer-api_5.0.6+dfsg2-2.html#source-lintian >> >> E: homer-api source: source-is-missing apidoc/html/api_data.js line >> length is 2056 characters (>512) >> >> > > Try with: > > source-is-missing apidoc/html/api_data.js * > > (The "help text" must also be covered by the override).
OK, simply adding the '*' made the override work > > There is also the [Das Lintian-overrider 2000], which should generate > correct lintian-overrides for all cases. > Thanks for pointing this out I had simply been referring to this page: https://lintian.debian.org/manual/section-2.4.html It wasn't obvious to me about the help text/wildcard, I don't think I saw this situation before, maybe it would be good to add this to the examples in the manual. Regards, Daniel
