Chris Lamb <[email protected]> writes: > Can we revisit the addition of the "patch-system-but-no-source-readme" > warning?
> I feel that assuming that all packages that use a patch system require a > README.source is damaging to the concept of README.source. As the > archive grows more boilerplate descriptions on how to invoke quilt et > al, I fear maintainers will simply not bother to consult this file when > examining a package. We can't just in Lintian because this is a Policy requirement and hence isn't something that Lintian should second-guess. The Policy requirement was specifically intended to require every package that uses a patch system to include a README.source, so this isn't a misinterpretation of Policy. Lintian is warning about exactly what Policy was intended to require. It may well be that the Policy dictate is wrong, and that should be discussed, but as part of that process. Could you either transfer this bug to Policy or open a new Policy bug (in which case I'll block this one on the Policy bug)? -- Russ Allbery ([email protected]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
