Luk Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > With more than 600 issues, it's a bit early to make it a release > goal IMHO. Though making maintainers aware by upgrading the lintian > check to a warning and discussion on debian-devel about which > exceptions are warranted (and possible mass bug filing) will > probably be a good idea to get the amount reduced rather fast...
I've filed bug #439428 against strace, with a patch to add the 'dh_md5sums' commands. The following is presented for use by anyone who wants to file similar bugs on other packages. ===== Package: strace Version: 4.5.15-1 Severity: normal Tags: patch Debian policy recommends that all binary packages contain an 'md5sums' control file. The following command shows that a package built from this source package does not contain this file. $ lintian --info --display-info --check-part md5sums ./strace_4.5.15-1_powerpc.deb I: strace: no-md5sums-control-file N: N: This package does not contain an md5sums control file. This control N: file listing the MD5 checksums of the contents of the package is not N: required, but if present debsums can use it to verify that no files N: shipped with your package have been modified. Providing it is N: recommended. N: N: If you are using debhelper to create your package, just add a call to N: dh_md5sums at the end of your binary-indep or binary-arch target, N: right before dh_builddeb. N: The attached patch changes the 'debian/rules' file to generate the 'md5sums' file for this package, and causes the above command to run cleanly (with no output). If there is a specific reason for avoiding the recommended 'md5sums' file and not applying this patch or something similar, could you please explain in this bug entry. ===== -- \ "Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have | `\ others." -- Groucho Marx | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]