[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.3.2-26-gf6d6500
The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit ce736b294eb159614e295c507a15c43b73eac9d4
Author: Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>
Date: Sun Jan 31 00:00:56 2010 -0600
Downgrade certainty of postinst-uses-db-input to 'possible'
* checks/debconf.desc:
+ [RG] There are legitimate uses of db_input on the postinst
script, downgrading the certainty of the check. (Closes: #543418)
diff --git a/checks/debconf.desc b/checks/debconf.desc
index da58990..e447b75 100644
--- a/checks/debconf.desc
+++ b/checks/debconf.desc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Info: The config script must load one of the debconf libraries.
Tag: postinst-uses-db-input
Severity: normal
-Certainty: certain
+Certainty: possible
Info: It is generally not a good idea for postinst scripts to use debconf
commands like <tt>db_input</tt>. Typically, they should restrict themselves
to <tt>db_get</tt> to request previously acquired information, and have the
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a78b9ab..7717846 100755
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ lintian (2.3.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
* checks/binaries{,.desc}:
+ [RG] Warn about packages shipping PHP extensions but not
depending on phpapi-*.
+ * checks/debconf.desc:
+ + [RG] There are legitimate uses of db_input on the postinst
+ script, downgrading the certainty of the check. (Closes: #543418)
* checks/fields{,.desc}:
+ [RG] Don't warn about depending on the phpapi-* virtual package.
* checks/files{,.desc}:
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