Re: Possible Lintian override: maintainer-script-empty prerm

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

On 2014-01-01 17:49, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> 
> In order to handle an RC bug in xzgv, I need to add the following empty
> prerm file:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> set -e
> 
> # dummy empty prerm script to ensure clean upgrades from wheezy
> # (that still called install-info)
> # See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=726800
> 
> #DEBHELPER#
> 
> This is causing Lintian heartburn.   Any suggestions, other than
> dropping in a Lintian override file?
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
>                                                 - Ted
> 
> 

Hi,

Personally, I would probably just override the tag and leave it at that
(of course, here I presume the need for the dummy script is transitional).

~Niels