What do I do about lintian errors on newly created packages, ready for upload? Fix them, or let the main maintainer know about them? (I'd prefere the last option... :) ----- s n i p ----- [turbo@gandalf Debs]$ lsl Directory: . File size File name 1139 - ae_962-21_arm.changes 37012 - ae_962-21_arm.deb 1145 - bsdmainutils_4.2_arm.changes 122622 - bsdmainutils_4.2_arm.deb 3147 - dhcp-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.changes 73060 - dhcp-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.deb 55524 - dhcp-client-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.deb 25222 - dhcp-relay-beta_2.0b1pl6-0.1_arm.deb 2823 - dhcp_1.0.2-0.1_arm.changes 65758 - dhcp_1.0.2-0.1_arm.deb 777 - dhcpcd_0.70-3_arm.changes 30544 - dhcpcd_0.70-3_arm.deb 779 - fonter_1.5-2_arm.changes 21228 - fonter_1.5-2_arm.deb 1823 - gpm_1.13-5_arm.changes 101322 - gpm_1.13-5_arm.deb 770 - hexedit_0.9.3-1_arm.changes 14180 - hexedit_0.9.3-1_arm.deb 1146 - jed_0.98.7-7_arm.changes 151634 - jed_0.98.7-7_arm.deb 915 - joe_2.8-10_arm.changes 134630 - joe_2.8-10_arm.deb 20762 - libgpmg1-dev_1.13-5_arm.deb 14538 - libgpmg1_1.13-5_arm.deb 18528 - rgrep_0.98.7-7_arm.deb 293000 - slang1-dev_1.2.2-0.1_arm.deb 262450 - slang1-pic_1.2.2-0.1_arm.deb 102046 - slang1_1.2.2-0.1_arm.deb 1168 - slang_1.2.2-0.1_arm.changes 160832 - xjed_0.98.7-7_arm.deb [turbo@gandalf Debs]$ lintian *.deb W: slang1-dev: readme-debian-is-debmake-template E: joe: old-fsf-address-in-copyright-file E: joe: binary-without-manpage termidx E: joe: spelling-error-in-description useable usable W: hexedit: wrong-name-for-upstream-changelog usr/doc/hexedit/Changes W: dhcpcd: script-not-executable usr/doc/dhcpcd/pcmcia/2.8.23/network E: dhcp-relay-beta: no-copyright-file E: dhcp-relay-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-relay-beta restart E: dhcp-relay-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-relay-beta force-reload E: dhcp-client-beta: no-copyright-file E: dhcp-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-beta restart E: dhcp-beta: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp-beta force-reload E: dhcp: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp restart E: dhcp: init.d-script-does-not-implement-required-option /etc/init.d/dhcp force-reload W: bsdmainutils: setgid-binary usr/bin/write 2755 root/tty W: bsdmainutils: wrong-name-for-changelog-file-of-native-debian-package usr/doc/bsdmainutils/changelog.Debian.gz E: ae: binary-without-manpage vi ----- s n i p ----- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Turbo __ _ Debian GNU Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just ^^^^^ / /(_)_ __ _ ___ __ selective about who its friends are / / | | '_ \| | | \ \/ / papadoc.nocrew.org _ /// / /__| | | | | |_| |> < Turbo Fredriksson turbo@tripnet.se \\\/ \____/_|_| |_|\__,_/_/\_\ PGP#788CD1A9 www5.tripnet.se/~turbo ------- PGP: B7 92 93 0E 06 94 D6 22 98 1F 0B 5B FE 33 A1 0B -------- -- Albanian security arrangements PLO FSF SDI Khaddafi quiche genetic Saddam Hussein Qaddafi South Africa terrorist Uzi counter-intelligence
Attachment:
pgplhPc9_VhDf.pgp
Description: PGP signature