Bug#586877: [PATCH] lintian: don't check haskell library packages for doc-base registration

[Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd@mega-nerd.com>]

Hi,

Here's a patch to fix it. I've tested it here and it seems
to work as required.

Cheers,
Erik

--- checks/menus.orig   2010-06-23 21:09:22.839435538 +1000
+++ checks/menus        2010-06-23 21:08:55.435468119 +1000
@@ -203,7 +203,14 @@
     }
     closedir DOCBASEDIR;
 } elsif ($documentation) {
-    tag "possible-documentation-but-no-doc-base-registration";
+    if ($pkg =~ /^libghc6-.*-doc$/) {
+        # This is the library documentation for a haskell library. Haskell
+        # libraries register their documentation via the ghc compiler's 
+        # documetation registration mechanism.
+        # See bug #586877.
+    } else {
+        tag "possible-documentation-but-no-doc-base-registration";
+    }
 }
 
 if ($anymenu_file) {
-- 
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Erik de Castro Lopo
http://www.mega-nerd.com/