Totally lintian is wrong here, imho. field-too-long was added to prevent silliness in the archive. As such, it only makes sense for binary control fields and .dsc, nothing else.
On Fri, 20 Mar 2020, 3:21 pm gregor herrmann, <[email protected]> wrote: > Package: lintian > Version: 2.58.0 > Severity: minor > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > With lintian 2.58.0 I got, for the first time, this error: > > E: pkg-perl-tools buildinfo: field-too-long Installed-Build-Depends (11190 > chars > 5000) > > I have no idea what to do with this information, and I've never seen > this tag before. Either lintian has changed and is right, then Some > Other Toolâ„¢ needs a fix, or lintian has changed and is wrong, or > something else :) > > > Cheers, > gregor > > > For reference, the .buildinfo file has: > > Installed-Build-Depends: > autoconf (= 2.69-11.1), > automake (= 1:1.16.1-4), > autopoint (= 0.19.8.1-10), > autotools-dev (= 20180224.1), > base-files (= 11), > base-passwd (= 3.5.47), > bash (= 5.0-6), > binutils (= 2.34-5), > binutils-common (= 2.34-5), > binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (= 2.34-5), > bsdmainutils (= 11.1.2+b1), > bsdutils (= 1:2.34-0.1), > build-essential (= 12.8), > bzip2 (= 1.0.8-2), > ca-certificates (= 20190110), > coreutils (= 8.30-3+b1), > cpp (= 4:9.2.1-3.1), > cpp-9 (= 9.3.0-3), > dash (= 0.5.10.2-6), > debconf (= 1.5.73), > debhelper (= 12.9), > debianutils (= 4.9.1), > dh-autoreconf (= 19), > dh-strip-nondeterminism (= 1.6.3-2), > dictionaries-common (= 1.28.1), > diffstat (= 1.63-1), > diffutils (= 1:3.7-3), > dpkg (= 1.19.7), > dpkg-dev (= 1.19.7), > dwz (= 0.13-5), > emacsen-common (= 3.0.4), > fdisk (= 2.34-0.1), > file (= 1:5.38-4), > findutils (= 4.7.0-1), > g++ (= 4:9.2.1-3.1), > g++-9 (= 9.3.0-3), > gcc (= 4:9.2.1-3.1), > gcc-10-base (= 10-20200312-2), > gcc-9 (= 9.3.0-3), > gcc-9-base (= 9.3.0-3), > gettext (= 0.19.8.1-10), > gettext-base (= 0.19.8.1-10), > git (= 1:2.26.0~rc2-1), > git-man (= 1:2.26.0~rc2-1), > gpg (= 2.2.19-3), > gpgconf (= 2.2.19-3), > grep (= 3.4-1), > groff-base (= 1.22.4-4), > gzip (= 1.10-2), > hostname (= 3.23), > iamerican (= 3.4.00-8), > ienglish-common (= 3.4.00-8), > init-system-helpers (= 1.57), > intltool-debian (= 0.35.0+20060710.5), > ispell (= 3.4.00-8), > libacl1 (= 2.2.53-6), > libalgorithm-c3-perl (= 0.10-1), > libalgorithm-diff-perl (= 1.19.03-2), > libapt-pkg-perl (= 0.1.36+b3), > libapt-pkg6.0 (= 2.0.0), > libarchive-zip-perl (= 1.68-1), > libasan5 (= 9.3.0-3), > libassuan0 (= 2.5.3-7), > libatomic1 (= 10-20200312-2), > libattr1 (= 1:2.4.48-5), > libaudit-common (= 1:2.8.5-2), > libaudit1 (= 1:2.8.5-2+b1), > libb-hooks-endofscope-perl (= 0.24-1), > libb-hooks-op-check-perl (= 0.22-1+b2), > libbinutils (= 2.34-5), > libblkid1 (= 2.34-0.1), > libboolean-perl (= 0.46-1), > libbrotli1 (= 1.0.7-6), > libbsd0 (= 0.10.0-1), > libbz2-1.0 (= 1.0.8-2), > libc-bin (= 2.30-2), > libc-dev-bin (= 2.30-2), > libc6 (= 2.30-2), > libc6-dev (= 2.30-2), > libcache-lru-perl (= 0.04-1), > libcap-ng0 (= 0.7.9-2.1+b2), > libcapture-tiny-perl (= 0.48-1), > libcarp-assert-more-perl (= 1.20-1), > libcarp-assert-perl (= 0.21-1), > libcc1-0 (= 10-20200312-2), > libcgi-pm-perl (= 4.46-1), > libclass-c3-perl (= 0.34-1), > libclass-data-inheritable-perl (= 0.08-3), > libclass-inspector-perl (= 1.36-1), > libclass-method-modifiers-perl (= 2.13-1), > libclass-singleton-perl (= 1.5-1), > libclass-tiny-perl (= 1.006-1), > libclass-xsaccessor-perl (= 1.19-3+b3), > libclone-choose-perl (= 0.010-1), > libclone-perl (= 0.43-2), > libcom-err2 (= 1.45.5-2), > libcommon-sense-perl (= 3.74-2+b8), > libconfig-model-perl (= 2.138-2), > libconst-fast-perl (= 0.014-1), > libcontextual-return-perl (= 0.004014-2), > libconvert-binhex-perl (= 1.125-1), > libcroco3 (= 0.6.13-1), > libcrypt-dev (= 1:4.4.15-1), > libcrypt1 (= 1:4.4.15-1), > libctf-nobfd0 (= 2.34-5), > libctf0 (= 2.34-5), > libcurl3-gnutls (= 7.68.0-1), > libdata-optlist-perl (= 0.110-1), > libdatetime-format-dateparse-perl (= 0.05-2), > libdatetime-locale-perl (= 1:1.25-1), > libdatetime-perl (= 2:1.52-1), > libdatetime-timezone-perl (= 1:2.38-1+2019c), > libdb5.3 (= 5.3.28+dfsg1-0.6), > libdebconfclient0 (= 0.251), > libdebhelper-perl (= 12.9), > libdevel-callchecker-perl (= 0.008-1+b1), > libdevel-size-perl (= 0.83-1+b1), > libdevel-stacktrace-perl (= 2.0400-1), > libdigest-hmac-perl (= 1.03+dfsg-2), > libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.7), > libdynaloader-functions-perl (= 0.003-1), > libelf1 (= 0.176-1.1), > libemail-date-format-perl (= 1.005-1), > libemail-valid-perl (= 1.202-1), > libencode-locale-perl (= 1.05-1), > liberror-perl (= 0.17029-1), > libeval-closure-perl (= 0.14-1), > libexception-class-perl (= 1.44-1), > libexpat1 (= 2.2.9-1), > libexporter-tiny-perl (= 1.002001-1), > libfcgi-perl (= 0.79-1), > libfdisk1 (= 2.34-0.1), > libffi7 (= 3.3-3), > libfile-basedir-perl (= 0.08-1), > libfile-find-rule-perl (= 0.34-1), > libfile-homedir-perl (= 1.004-1), > libfile-listing-perl (= 6.04-1), > libfile-sharedir-perl (= 1.116-2), > libfile-slurp-perl (= 9999.29-1), > libfile-stripnondeterminism-perl (= 1.6.3-2), > libfile-which-perl (= 1.23-1), > libfont-ttf-perl (= 1.06-1), > libfuture-perl (= 0.43-1), > libgcc-9-dev (= 9.3.0-3), > libgcc-s1 (= 10-20200312-2), > libgcc1 (= 1:10-20200312-2), > libgcrypt20 (= 1.8.5-5), > libgdbm-compat4 (= 1.18.1-5), > libgdbm6 (= 1.18.1-5), > libgit-repository-perl (= 1.324-1), > libgit-version-compare-perl (= 1.004-1), > libgitlab-api-v4-perl (= 0.25-1), > libglib2.0-0 (= 2.64.1-1), > libgmp10 (= 2:6.2.0+dfsg-4), > libgnutls30 (= 3.6.12-2), > libgomp1 (= 10-20200312-2), > libgpg-error0 (= 1.37-1), > libgssapi-krb5-2 (= 1.17-6), > libhash-merge-perl (= 0.300-1), > libhogweed5 (= 3.5.1+really3.5.1-2), > libhtml-form-perl (= 6.07-1), > libhtml-parser-perl (= 3.72-5), > libhtml-tagset-perl (= 3.20-4), > libhtml-tree-perl (= 5.07-2), > libhttp-cookies-perl (= 6.08-1), > libhttp-daemon-perl (= 6.06-1), > libhttp-date-perl (= 6.05-1), > libhttp-message-perl (= 6.22-1), > libhttp-negotiate-perl (= 6.01-1), > libhttp-server-simple-perl (= 0.52-1), > libhttp-tiny-multipart-perl (= 0.08-1), > libicu63 (= 63.2-3), > libidn2-0 (= 2.3.0-1), > libimport-into-perl (= 1.002005-1), > libio-async-loop-epoll-perl (= 0.20-1), > libio-async-perl (= 0.75-1), > libio-html-perl (= 1.001-1), > libio-prompter-perl (= 0.004015-1), > libio-pty-perl (= 1:1.12-1), > libio-sessiondata-perl (= 1.03-1), > libio-socket-ssl-perl (= 2.067-1), > libio-string-perl (= 1.08-3), > libio-stringy-perl (= 2.111-3), > libipc-run-perl (= 20180523.0-2), > libipc-run3-perl (= 0.048-2), > libipc-system-simple-perl (= 1.26-1), > libisl22 (= 0.22.1-1), > libitm1 (= 10-20200312-2), > libjson-maybexs-perl (= 1.004000-1), > libjson-perl (= 4.02000-2), > libjson-xs-perl (= 4.020-1+b1), > libk5crypto3 (= 1.17-6), > libkeyutils1 (= 1.6.1-2), > libkrb5-3 (= 1.17-6), > libkrb5support0 (= 1.17-6), > libldap-2.4-2 (= 2.4.49+dfsg-2), > libldap-common (= 2.4.49+dfsg-2), > liblingua-en-inflect-perl (= 1.904-1), > liblinux-epoll-perl (= 0.017-1), > liblist-compare-perl (= 0.53-1), > liblist-moreutils-perl (= 0.416-1+b5), > liblog-any-adapter-screen-perl (= 0.140-1), > liblog-any-perl (= 1.708-1), > liblog-log4perl-perl (= 1.49-1), > liblsan0 (= 10-20200312-2), > liblwp-mediatypes-perl (= 6.04-1), > liblwp-protocol-https-perl (= 6.07-2), > liblz4-1 (= 1.9.2-2), > liblzma5 (= 5.2.4-1+b1), > libmagic-mgc (= 1:5.38-4), > libmagic1 (= 1:5.38-4), > libmailtools-perl (= 2.21-1), > libmime-lite-perl (= 3.031-1), > libmime-tools-perl (= 5.509-1), > libmodule-implementation-perl (= 0.09-1), > libmodule-runtime-perl (= 0.016-1), > libmoo-perl (= 2.003006-1), > libmoox-aliases-perl (= 0.001006-1), > libmount1 (= 2.34-0.1), > libmouse-perl (= 2.5.9-1), > libmousex-nativetraits-perl (= 1.09-2), > libmousex-strictconstructor-perl (= 0.02-2), > libmpc3 (= 1.1.0-1), > libmpfr6 (= 4.0.2-1), > libmro-compat-perl (= 0.13-1), > libnamespace-autoclean-perl (= 0.29-1), > libnamespace-clean-perl (= 0.27-1), > libncursesw6 (= 6.2-1), > libnet-dns-perl (= 1.22-1), > libnet-domain-tld-perl (= 1.75-1), > libnet-github-perl (= 0.98-1), > libnet-http-perl (= 6.19-1), > libnet-ip-perl (= 1.26-2), > libnet-smtp-ssl-perl (= 1.04-1), > libnet-ssleay-perl (= 1.88-2), > libnettle7 (= 3.5.1+really3.5.1-2), > libnghttp2-14 (= 1.40.0-1), > libnumber-compare-perl (= 0.03-1), > libossp-uuid-perl (= 1.6.2-1.5+b8), > libossp-uuid16 (= 1.6.2-1.5+b8), > libp11-kit0 (= 0.23.20-1), > libpackage-stash-perl (= 0.38-1), > libpam-modules (= 1.3.1-5), > libpam-modules-bin (= 1.3.1-5), > libpam-runtime (= 1.3.1-5), > libpam0g (= 1.3.1-5), > libparallel-forkmanager-perl (= 2.02-1), > libparams-classify-perl (= 0.015-1+b2), > libparams-util-perl (= 1.07-3+b5), > libparams-validate-perl (= 1.29-3), > libparams-validationcompiler-perl (= 0.30-1), > libparse-recdescent-perl (= 1.967015+dfsg-2), > libpath-tiny-perl (= 0.108-1), > libpcre2-8-0 (= 10.34-7), > libpcre3 (= 2:8.39-12+b1), > libperl5.30 (= 5.30.0-9), > libperlio-utf8-strict-perl (= 0.007-2+b2), > libpipeline1 (= 1.5.2-2), > libpod-pom-perl (= 2.01-3), > libpod-spell-perl (= 1.20-1), > libproc-invokeeditor-perl (= 1.13-1), > libpsl5 (= 0.21.0-1), > libquadmath0 (= 10-20200312-2), > libreadline8 (= 8.0-4), > libregexp-common-perl (= 2017060201-1), > librole-tiny-perl (= 2.001004-1), > librt-client-rest-perl (= 1:0.56-1), > librtmp1 (= 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2+b1), > libsasl2-2 (= 2.1.27+dfsg-2), > libsasl2-modules-db (= 2.1.27+dfsg-2), > libseccomp2 (= 2.4.3-1), > libselinux1 (= 3.0-1+b2), > libsereal-decoder-perl (= 4.011+ds-1), > libsereal-encoder-perl (= 4.011+ds-1), > libsigsegv2 (= 2.12-2), > libsmartcols1 (= 2.34-0.1), > libsoap-lite-perl (= 1.27-1), > libspecio-perl (= 0.46-1), > libsqlite3-0 (= 3.31.1-4), > libssh2-1 (= 1.8.0-2.1), > libssl1.1 (= 1.1.1e-1), > libstdc++-9-dev (= 9.3.0-3), > libstdc++6 (= 10-20200312-2), > libstrictures-perl (= 2.000006-1), > libstruct-dumb-perl (= 0.09-1), > libsub-exporter-perl (= 0.987-1), > libsub-exporter-progressive-perl (= 0.001013-1), > libsub-identify-perl (= 0.14-1+b2), > libsub-install-perl (= 0.928-1), > libsub-name-perl (= 0.26-1), > libsub-override-perl (= 0.09-2), > libsub-quote-perl (= 2.006006-1), > libsub-uplevel-perl (= 0.2800-1), > libsuper-perl (= 1.20141117-1), > libsystem-command-perl (= 1.119-1), > libsystemd0 (= 245.2-1), > libtask-weaken-perl (= 1.06-1), > libtasn1-6 (= 4.16.0-2), > libtest-differences-perl (= 0.67-1), > libtest-exception-perl (= 0.43-1), > libtest-mockmodule-perl (= 0.172.0-1), > libtest-pod-perl (= 1.52-1), > 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