Bug#907274: lintian: global-files-wildcard-not-first-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright is too agressiv

2018-08-26 Thread Helge Kreutzmann
Hello Chris, On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 08:39:40PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote: > > However, I can live with both versions, so if it is too late > > to fix lintian than so be it. > > I wouldn't say it was too late, more that it has not been raised before > and it would require somewhat of a big

Bug#907274: lintian: global-files-wildcard-not-first-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright is too agressiv

2018-08-25 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Helge, > However, I can live with both versions, so if it is too late > to fix lintian than so be it. I wouldn't say it was too late, more that it has not been raised before and it would require somewhat of a big reworking of the logic so would be difficult to see this being prioritised. It

Bug#907274: lintian: global-files-wildcard-not-first-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright is too agressiv

2018-08-25 Thread Helge Kreutzmann
Hello Chris, On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 08:18:29PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote: > > So either the spec needs clarification (which I doubt) or the lintian > > check should be relaxed. > > I ACK that this might be valid spec-wise. I note, however, that this > has been in Lintian since early 2013: > >

Bug#907274: lintian: global-files-wildcard-not-first-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright is too agressiv

2018-08-25 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Helge, > So either the spec needs clarification (which I doubt) or the lintian > check should be relaxed. I ACK that this might be valid spec-wise. I note, however, that this has been in Lintian since early 2013:

Bug#907274: lintian: global-files-wildcard-not-first-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright is too agressiv

2018-08-25 Thread Helge Kreutzmann
Package: lintian Version: 2.5.97 Severity: normal This tag wants the wildcard paragraph as first stanza in debian/copyright. I use(d) to start with the license stanzas, like Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: goobox Upstream-Contact: Paolo