Package: lintian
Version: 1.24.3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi,
Please add a reference to the -empty option of find in the tag description
for "package-contains-empty-directory".
I've seen a few packages that call "rm -rf" for a large number of empty
directories manually which is not really desirable in all situations.
Hopefully a pointer towards "find -empty" in the long description will be
helpful here.
Patch attached.
Regards,
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Chris Lamb, UK chris@chris-lamb.co.uk
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From a98f4b53652cbab6f2ec18e24289b5e2b2f1a5e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Lamb <chris@chris-lamb.co.uk> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:06:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add example "find [..] -empty [..]" snippet to package-contains-empty-directory description. --- checks/files.desc | 5 +++++ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/checks/files.desc b/checks/files.desc index 8c57969..f28fb25 100644 --- a/checks/files.desc +++ b/checks/files.desc @@ -718,6 +718,11 @@ Tag: package-contains-empty-directory Type: warning Info: This package installs an empty directory. This might be intentional but it's normally a mistake. If it is intentional, add a lintian override. + . + If a package ships with or installs empty directories, you can remove them + in debian/rules by calling: + . + $ find path/to/base/dir -type d -empty -delete Tag: package-section-games-but-contains-no-game Type: error -- 1.5.6.3
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