On Sun, Jun 27, 2004 at 01:29:29AM +0200, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote: > Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes: > > IMO, this warning should not be issued for any package that uses Imake, > > as Policy says that it's okay for packages to install here *if* they use > > Imake. > > > > To test this, I suggest looking for a file called "Imakefile" in the top > > level of the source directory, and/or checking to see if "imake" or > > "xmkmf" appear in debian/rules. > > > > Not perfect, but probably close enough. > > Not possible. This check is for *binary* packages, and there's no way we > can look into the source packages. Is there some file in the binaries of > Imake based packages we can check for? Hmm, no, as far as I know there is no general and reliable test for Imake's fingerprints at the binary level. I guess you'll need to tag this wontfix. The extended info for the warning should mention that Imake-using packages are exempt from the Policy, if it does not already say so. -- G. Branden Robinson | Never attribute to human stupidity Debian GNU/Linux | that which can be adequately branden@debian.org | explained by GNU Libtool. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Scott James Remnant
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