Hi, The format for test specifications in 'desc' mixes template fill data (Package-Architecture:) with test options (Output-Format:) and constraints (Test-Architectures:). I would like to split it into three files.
* Please note that all test specifications throughout 't/' would be split. * There are no tests currently that use all three sections. As a example, therefore, the default configuration in 't/defaults/desc' would look something like this: desc/template-fill: Author: Debian Lintian Maintainers <[email protected]> Section: devel Distribution: unstable Type: native Source-Format: 1.0 Package-Architecture: all Prev-Date: Mon, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 +0100 desc/test-options: Skeleton: default Post-Template-Command: post_template Runner: generic.t Builder: builder Sequence: 6000 Profile: debian Options: -I -E Output-Format: EWI Sort: yes Todo: no desc/constraints: Test-Architectures: any I considered and discarded the idea to continue to use one file in a format with multiple sections. When degrees of freedom are allowed (by altering the template input) the information ends up in different places: The template data belongs to a single built package, while constraints apply to a group of tests around the specification. File modification times also matter; changing 'Test-Architectures', should not trigger the rebuilding of packages. If there are no objections, I will probably file merge requests in a few weeks. Please let me know what you think! Kind regards, Felix
