Re: Overriding linda source package warnings
On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 12:44:17PM -0500, Luis Rodrigo Gallardo Cruz wrote: [1] I need to override because the error could only be *fixed* by repackaging the .orig.tar.gz, which I don't want to do for so little a thing, when the problem can be adequately worked around. While I fully agree that the workaround (plus asking upstream to fix it) is the correct thing to do, I don't think you should use an override. It's nice to have warning-free packages, but that should be because they are in order, not because you know what's wrong and don't want to hear it. So IMO that warning should just be there until upstream fixes the source package. Overrides are for false positives: the check fails even though there's nothing wrong. (Often they also mean a bug report to lintian/linda is in order.) In this case there is something wrong, only the maintainer can't fix it. But that's no reason to suppress the warning. Then again, looking at the warning there's something wrong with the check as well. That is, assuming you did remove the files in the clean target, the hint about that suggests that they don't check what they want. So even without an override you may want to report a bug. :-) Thanks, Bas -- I encourage people to send encrypted e-mail (see http://www.gnupg.org). If you have problems reading my e-mail, use a better reader. Please send the central message of e-mails as plain text in the message body, not as HTML and definitely not as MS Word. Please do not use the MS Word format for attachments either. For more information, see http://pcbcn10.phys.rug.nl/e-mail.html signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Overriding linda source package warnings
Bas Wijnen -- 10.10.2006 12:09 --: Then again, looking at the warning there's something wrong with the check as well. That is, assuming you did remove the files in the clean target, the hint about that suggests that they don't check what they want. So even without an override you may want to report a bug. :-) (IIUC) The check is done on the source package - .orig.tar.gz+diff. The problem is in the .orig.tar.gz, so clean target has no chance to correct it. My vote also is to leave the warning there to remind maintainer to ask upstream for a fix. dam -- Damyan Ivanov Modular Software Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone +359(2)928-2611, 929-3993 fax +359(2)920-0994 mobile +359(88)856-6067 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/Gaim signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Overriding linda source package warnings
On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 03:36:41PM +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote: Bas Wijnen -- 10.10.2006 12:09 --: Then again, looking at the warning there's something wrong with the check as well. That is, assuming you did remove the files in the clean target, the hint about that suggests that they don't check what they want. So even without an override you may want to report a bug. :-) (IIUC) The check is done on the source package - .orig.tar.gz+diff. The problem is in the .orig.tar.gz, so clean target has no chance to correct it. Yes, that's what I was trying to say. The warning talks about removing the files in the clean target. That suggests that doing so would make the warning go away. Because it is about the source package, this is not the case, so the wording of the warning is wrong. Sorry for not making myself clear. Thanks, Bas -- I encourage people to send encrypted e-mail (see http://www.gnupg.org). If you have problems reading my e-mail, use a better reader. Please send the central message of e-mails as plain text in the message body, not as HTML and definitely not as MS Word. Please do not use the MS Word format for attachments either. For more information, see http://pcbcn10.phys.rug.nl/e-mail.html signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Overriding linda source package warnings
On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 03:05:21PM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 03:36:41PM +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote: The check is done on the source package - .orig.tar.gz+diff. The problem is in the .orig.tar.gz, so clean target has no chance to correct it. Yes, that's what I was trying to say. The warning talks about removing the files in the clean target. That suggests that doing so would make the warning go away. Because it is about the source package, this is not the case, so the wording of the warning is wrong. Ok. I'll file a bug agains linda asking to fix it's wording. lintian's wording is clear enough IMHO, I'll suggest they copy that one. -- Rodrigo Gallardo GPG-Fingerprint: 7C81 E60C 442E 8FBC D975 2F49 0199 8318 ADC9 BC28 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Overriding linda source package warnings
I'm getting the following linda error: linda -i ../result/keytouch_2.2.2-1_i386.changes E: keytouch; Package contains autoconf-generated files. The package contains the file shown above, which is generated by autoconf. This may confuse the buildd's, and should be removed by the clean target of the package. I know what causes it, and have corrected it, and have put an override for lintian[1]. But I haven't found a way to override this for linda. Files in /usr/share/linda/overrides seem to apply only to the binary package they're contained in, and this error is produced by the source package. Any hints? [1] I need to override because the error could only be *fixed* by repackaging the .orig.tar.gz, which I don't want to do for so little a thing, when the problem can be adequately worked around. -- Rodrigo Gallardo GPG-Fingerprint: 7C81 E60C 442E 8FBC D975 2F49 0199 8318 ADC9 BC28 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
