Bug#782990: lintian: new pedantic check about planned features in package descriptions

On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 03:53:18 +0530 Chris Lamb wrote: > > https://anonscm.debian.org/git/lintian/lintian.git/commit/?id=f444db614d4ac4ed4ef24060cb6856fb61b5b631 checks/description.desc: > Package descriptions should not mention features that not yet implemented Perhaps the

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Bug#782990: lintian: new pedantic check about planned features in package descriptions

Hi Juhani, > […] Thanks for these. Committed :) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#889154: maintainer-script-should-not-use-service, long description

Package: lintian Version: 2.5.72 Severity: wishlist Please extend the long description of maintainer-script-should-not-use-service Especially it is not clear what to do in case a package changes the config of another package and would like to reload the config during installation. For

[lintian] branch master updated (547d9a1 -> d25602f)

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a change to branch master in repository lintian. from 547d9a1 Update legacy-maintainer-scripts tests too. new d25602f checks/description.desc: Fix some typos and grammatical errors - thanks

[lintian] 01/01: checks/scripts.desc: Update the maintainer-script-should-not-use-service tag to include advice and Debian Policy reference. (Closes: #889154)

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a commit to branch master in repository lintian. commit 5c753271104136bb2b194b8de4672e0129748092 Author: Chris Lamb Date: Fri Feb 2 21:58:59 2018 + checks/scripts.desc: Update the

[lintian] branch master updated (5c75327 -> c1ea578)

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a change to branch master in repository lintian. from 5c75327 checks/scripts.desc: Update the maintainer-script-should-not-use-service tag to include advice and Debian Policy reference. (Closes: #889154)

Bug#889154: maintainer-script-should-not-use-service, long description

tags 889154 + pending thanks Fixed in Git, pending upload: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/lintian/lintian.git/commit/?id=5c753271104136bb2b194b8de4672e0129748092 Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#858588: lintian: Classification tag for missing systemd units

tags 858588 + moreinfo thanks Hi Lucas, > It would be great to add a classification tag in the case where > no service file is provided for an init script, even if the maintainer > did not make any other effort to make the package work with systemd. ^^ I can't

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Bug#820523: marked as done (lintian: NMU check should match on email and warn if name does not match)

Your message dated Sat, 03 Feb 2018 03:54:02 +0530 with message-id <1517610242.989809.1257762616.4220a...@webmail.messagingengine.com> and subject line Re: lintian: NMU check should match on email and warn if name does not match has caused the Debian Bug report #820523, regarding lintian: NMU

[lintian] 01/01: Warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R" to prevent hardlink attacks on kernels that do not have fs.protected_hardlinks=1. (Closes: #889066)

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a commit to branch master in repository lintian. commit e46b47690c6018847c48e05d2162562f16bb87e6 Author: Chris Lamb Date: Fri Feb 2 08:26:45 2018 + Warn if the maintainer scripts include

[lintian] branch master updated (4d7ab60 -> e46b476)

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a change to branch master in repository lintian. from 4d7ab60 spelling: Add several corrections new e46b476 Warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R" to prevent hardlink

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Bug#889066: lintian should warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R"

tags 889066 + pending thanks Fixed in Git, pending upload: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/lintian/lintian.git/commit/?id=e46b47690c6018847c48e05d2162562f16bb87e6 Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

[lintian] branch master updated (e46b476 -> 547d9a1)

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a change to branch master in repository lintian. from e46b476 Warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R" to prevent hardlink attacks on kernels that do not have

Bug#889066: lintian should warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R"

Hi, On Thu, 01 Feb 2018, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > "chown -R" and "chmod -R" are very hard to use safely Why ? > some debian maintainer scripts might be tempted to use them to adjust > file ownership to specific users. however, those scripts are > vulnerable to attack on kernels that do not

[lintian] 01/01: Update legacy-maintainer-scripts tests too.

This is an automated email from the git hooks/post-receive script. lamby pushed a commit to branch master in repository lintian. commit 547d9a1f4e42c554e2c39fe3b6feac19f12407b3 Author: Chris Lamb Date: Fri Feb 2 08:56:42 2018 + Update legacy-maintainer-scripts tests

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Bug#889066: lintian should warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R"

Raphael, > you do not suggest any alternative (how do I fix change > permissions/ownership securely?) Indeed, as the consensus is still not clear at this point. Do you have any suggestions for such a text? > Please try to be a bit more restrictive in what new tags you are > accepting. You seem

Bug#889066: lintian should warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R"

Hi, On Fri, 02 Feb 2018, Chris Lamb wrote: > > you do not suggest any alternative (how do I fix change > > permissions/ownership securely?) > > Indeed, as the consensus is still not clear at this point. Do you > have any suggestions for such a text? Consensus? Has there been a broader

Bug#889066: lintian should warn if the maintainer scripts include "chown -R" or "chmod -R"

Hi Raphael, > Consensus? Has there been a broader discussion on this topic that I > missed? Chatter on #debian-devel mostly. > You could have a checklist I follow a checklist internally but, as I implied in my previous mail, using this particular tag is a poor example/representation. :) A