Adrian Bunk: > Source: debhelper > Version: 13.1 > Severity: serious > Control: affects -1 src:esys-particle > Control: block 961995 by -1 > > https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=esys-particle > > ... > dh_installman -a > dh_installman: warning: Section for ./debian/esysparticle.1 is computed as > "2012-12-30", which is not a valid section > dh_installman: error: Could not determine section for ./debian/esysparticle.1 > dh_installman: error: Aborting due to earlier error > make: *** [debian/rules:15: binary-arch] Error 25 > > > debhelper (13.1) unstable; urgency=low > ... > * dh_installman: Improve error messages and handling of broken > section numbers. Notably ignore (with a warning) sections from > manpages that look suspiciously like a version number. Thanks > to Paul Gevers for reporting the bug. (Closes: #958343) > ... >
Hi Adrian, I do not understand how you came to the conclusion that because esys-particle has a completely broken manpage then debhelper should have an RC bug. Prior to that error, dh_installman silently installed it in /usr/share/man/man2, which would clearly have been wrong: """ $ apt-file show esys-particle | grep share/man/ esys-particle: /usr/share/man/man2/esysparticle.2012-12-30.gz """ Based on this, can we agree that this and future instances you find of this case should in general be filed against packages containing the manpage rather then debhelper? ~Niels
