Source: config-package-dev Source-Version: 5.5 Severity: important User: [email protected] Usertags: dpkg-db-access-blocker
Hi! This package contain scripts that directly access the dpkg internal database [S], instead of using the correct public interface «dpkg --verify» (note that it currently does not return an error exit code when it finds modified files, that will be fixed in 1.19.3, but you can always just check the output). [S] check-files.mk, dh_configpackage This is a problem for several reasons, because even though the layout and format of the dpkg database is administrator friendly, and it is expected that those might need to mess with it, in case of emergency, this “interface” does not extend to other programs besides the dpkg suite of tools. The admindir can also be configured differently at dpkg build or run-time. And finally, the contents and its format, will be changing in the near future. Thanks, Guillem
