Bug#717816: marked as done (userdevfs: includes device files)
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has caused the Debian Bug report #717816,
regarding userdevfs: includes device files
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Package: userdevfs
Version: 0.17
userdevfs includes device files which makes dak's lintian check unhappy
and violates Policy 10.6 (not sure how far this applies for udebs):
On 07/25/2013 12:37, Cron Daemon wrote:
> W: lintian failed for /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/tmp/dakay42em/userdevfs_0.17_i386.changes [return code: 2].
> W: [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/ram0: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
> [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/vc/2: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
[...]
> [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/tty: Cannot mknod: Operation not permitted
> [possible output:] /bin/tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
> [possible output:] internal error: dpkg-deb | tar failed with status 2 at /usr/share/lintian/collection/unpacked line 82
> [possible output:] warning: collect info unpacked about package userdevfs failed
> [possible output:] warning: skipping check of udeb package userdevfs
As the package description mentions pre-2.6 kernels I'm also wondering
if the package is still needed?
Ansgar
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 0.17+rm
Dear submitter,
as the package userdevfs has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.
For details on the removal, please see http://bugs.debian.org/717872
The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/.
This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org.
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pp.
Ansgar Burchardt (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)
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