Hi Axel, On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 22:07:41 +0200 Axel Beckert <[email protected]> wrote: > Package: pkg-perl-tools > Version: 0.32 > Severity: minor > > Hi, > > I'm not sure if this is an issue in dpt's gen-itp script or in > libconfig-model-dpkg-perl. At least I'm not sure how to fix it: > > When running "dpt gen-itp" for a package where the debian/copyright > format is on http:// (https:// is still disputed IIRC), "dpt gen-itp" > throws a warning in the middle of the to be copy-and-pasted ITP text: > > [â¦] > Version : ⦠> Warning in 'Format' value > 'http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/': Format > uses insecure http protocol instead of https > Upstream Author : ⦠> [â¦] > > While this warning might be helpful in other cases, it's clearly > unwanted when using it just to determine the license.
One can redirect stderr to avoid the warning: $ dpt gen-itp 2>/dev/null IMHO this is not a bug BTW. Seeing the warning is useful and in case https:// should not be preferred then is should be fixed in cme. Cheers, Balint
