Package: lintian Version: 1.23.21 Severity: wishlist Lintian correctly picked up on this: $ lintian -i mutagen_1.4-1_i386.changes E: mutagen source: build-depends-indep-should-be-build-depends python | python-dev | python-all-dev N: N: The specified package is required to run the clean target of N: debian/rules and therefore must be listed in Build-Depends, even if no N: architecture-dependent packages are built. N: N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 7.6 for details. But when I fixed my package, it now reports: $ lintian -i mutagen_1.4-1_i386.changes W: mutagen source: build-depends-without-arch-dep python-dev N: N: The control file lists the given package in Build-Depends, but no N: architecture-dependent packages are built. If all the packages built N: are architecture-independent, the only packages that should be listed N: in Build-Depends are those required to run the clean target (such as N: debhelper if you use dh_clean). Other build dependencies should be N: listed in Build-Depends-Indep instead. N: N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 7.6 for details. If the former check is smart enough to know I need Python for my clean target, the latter one should be too. -- Joe Wreschnig <piman@sacredchao.net>
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