Re: Lintian error - "newer-standards-version"

[jdg@maths.qmw.ac.uk]

>      I am preparing to upload the binary and source packages of
> dict-web1913_1.4a-1_all.deb.  I have lintian 0.9.3 and debian-policy
> 2.5.0.0 installed, which are the versions included in slink.
> 
>      The debian/control file in my package includes the line:
> 
>      Standards-Version: 2.5.0.0 
> 
>      I believe the package conforms to policy version 2.5.0.0.
> However, lintian gives the following error message:
> 
> E: dict-web1913 source: newer-standards-version 2.5.0.0

This is a two-fold bug in lintian which I have reported already:

(a) Lintian does not yet know about 2.5.0.0; it was written in the
    2.4.X.Y days.
(b) The warning that your control file refers to a newer standards
    version is only a warning, so should be introduced by W: and not
    E:.

So don't worry about it.

   Julian

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            Julian Gilbey             Email: J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
       Dept of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary & Westfield College,
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