Bug#405840: lintian: "build-depends-indep-should-be-build-depends debhelper" with version

[Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>]

severity 405840 wishlist
retitle  405840 lintian: "build-depends-indep-should-be-build-depends debhelper" confusing
thanks

Hi,

On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 at 11:27:01AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> writes:
> 
> > Package: lintian
> > Version: 1.23.27
> > Severity: normal
> 
> > I have:
> 
> > | Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper (>= 4.1.75)
> 
> > Then lintian gives me:
> 
> > | W: debiandoc-sgml source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.6.1 (current is 3.7.2)
> > | E: debiandoc-sgml source: build-depends-indep-should-be-build-depends debhelper
                                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hmmm... I see it is build-dep here.

> > | W: debiandoc-sgml: old-fsf-address-in-copyright-file
> 
> > I guess check logic should allow version after package name.
> 
> It does.  You should probably move debhelper to Build-Depends like lintian
> is suggesting.  Try running lintian -i for more information about why this
> is the case, and let me know if, after reading that, you still think the
> message is wrong.

No.  It is correct but somewhat confusing tag.

If it was something-like:

E: clean-target-should-be-satisfied-by-build-depends debhelper

I was not confused by my failing eye sight :-)

Osamu