Bug#574855: source: native-package-with-dash-version can bu due to format "3.0 (native)"
Package: lintian
Version: 2.3.4
Severity: normal
Hello,
I got hit by native-package-with-dash-version, but the reason was a bit
different...
> W: libhugetlbfs source: native-package-with-dash-version
> N:
> N: Native packaging should only be used if a piece of software was written
> N: specifically to be turned into a Debian package. In this case, the
> N: version number should not contain a Debian revision part.
> N:
> N: Native source packages are sometimes created by accident. In most cases
> N: the reason is the location of the original source tarball. dpkg-source
> N: searches for this in ../package_upstream-version.orig.tar.gz.
My problem was that "./debian/source/format" contained "3.0 (native)"
(I guess I messed up with dh_make, but I suspect I wont be the only
one).
I suggest to add something like:
> N: Another reason might be that ./debian/source/format declares
> N: "3.0 (native)".
Regards,
Franklin
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