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Package: lintian
Version: 2.5.3
Severity: wishlist
Please add a check to recommend update old debian/copyright to DEP 5
format.
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On 2011-10-11 18:35, Niels Thykier wrote:
> On 2011-09-26 00:32, Russ Allbery wrote:
>> Jari Aalto <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> Please add a check to recommend update old debian/copyright to DEP 5
>>> format.
>>
>> I don't think this is appropriate, at least at this time. Some parts of
>> Debian really like the format, but other maintainers really don't, and
>> Lintian tries not to take a stance (even at the pedantic level) on issues
>> of ongoing controversy.
>>
>
> Personally, I agree with this and this is also why I have not looked at
> fixing #612610.
>
>> I think it would be appropriate to add such a check in the profiles of
>> specific packaging teams who want to use DEP-5 on all of their packages,
>> but not centrally in Lintian's default profiles.
>>
>
> Maybe we should block this (and #612610) on #359059?
>
> ~Niels
>
Hi,
I am closing this now, as Lintian is not going to take a stance on this.
However, you can now write your own lintian checks[1], so it is
possible to write checks for this (for personal use or otherwise).
~Niels
[1] http://lintian.debian.org/manual/section-3.3.html
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