martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: lintian > Version: 1.23.22 > Severity: wishlist
> E: mdadm_2.5.3-1~unreleased.3_i386.changes: bad-distribution-in-changes-file > UNRELEASED > I think it would be better not to flag this as an error. UNRELEASED is a > commonly used name in changelogs during testing and it's refused by dak > anyhow. If lintian reports an error, it's impossible to get error-free > lintian runs during testing, which may lead maintainers to ignore > lintian altogether (or miss other things in skim mode). I'm not completely sure about this one, since it *isn't* a valid distribution (that is, in fact, the entire point of using it). dak automatically rejecting it is a persuasive argument, though, and I suppose most other archive maintenance tools would do the same. That means I have a hard time seeing what damage could be caused by lintian recognizing it, other than maybe a wasted upload. I have a sneaking suspicion that if we do recognize it, we'll immediately get a request from someone to stop recognizing it since they were using lintian to remind themselves to change the distribution before uploading. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
