On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:39:23 +0100, Balint Reczey wrote: > > 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.
I'm also considering this a non-bug, as the warning is on STDERR, so redirecting the output to a file or piping it to e.g. "| mutt -H -" (or sendmail etc.) is not affected by it. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. https://info.comodo.priv.at/ - Debian Developer https://www.debian.org : :' : OpenPGP fingerprint D1E1 316E 93A7 60A8 104D 85FA BB3A 6801 8649 AA06 `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of the Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Rigmor Gustafsson: I Will Wait For You
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