❦ 27 décembre 2017 17:27 +0800, Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> : >> I already often open or reply to bugs in lintian (including when I think >> severity is wrong). The main problem is not when lintian is wrong, the >> main problem if when lintian is right but is nit-picking. While I >> understand some of us would like to reach perfection, it is tiresome to >> fix every small issue, notably when they don't have any other effect >> than making a tool happy (and a few people) happy. And I never run >> lintian at pedantic level. > > If you aren't interested in package polishing, it sounds like it would > be best for you to use the lintian profile that only reports > reject-level or error-level complaints. Possibly run lintian in > pedantic mode once per release cycle per package. As I have said previously, the problem also appears with warnings. I would never dare running Lintian in pedantic mode. Lintian is full of opinions. For example, I often get: W: python-pysnmp4-doc: extra-license-file usr/share/doc/python-pysnmp4-doc/html/_sources/license.txt I can add a "rm" or an override. Then, one day, the file will become license.rst.txt and I have to update that. Each time, I have to build the package, notice the warning, make a change, build again. Small time loss, huge demotivation (when I tell people what I do as a Debian packager, nobody seems to be impressed by that), totally useless warning (this file doesn't harm anybody). Maybe there is a bug open about that, maybe I could open one and dive into an endless debate about how a bad maintainer I am to not want to remove extra files? Each time, more warnings appear. Just today, I get: W: python3-pysnmp4: python-package-depends-on-package-from-other-python-variant (Suggests: python-pysnmp4-doc) My solution? Removing the Sugggests and pray someone doesn't open a bug to request suggesting the documentation. We also now have: W: python-pysmi: new-package-should-not-package-python2-module This is the translation of a group of people's opinion. On the copyright subject, I got a reject about a NEW package because I didn't list all copyright holders. I understand the matter is not settled as more time is needed to collect opinions, but this is also a huge demotivation factor. I won't upload a fixed version until someone else is interested by the package. -- O, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. -- Sir Walter Scott, "Marmion"
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