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[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.4.2-22-g8d5bfe8



The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit 12870b7fb783034cfa8741eb45bb67360ec36940
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jul 25 16:50:49 2010 -0700

    Clarify tag for missing debhelper dependency
    
    * checks/debhelper.desc:
      + [RA] package-lacks-versioned-build-depends-on-debhelper can also
        trigger if the dependency is present but not tight enough.  Thanks,
        gregor herrmann.  (Closes: #588156)

diff --git a/checks/debhelper.desc b/checks/debhelper.desc
index c9fdc7d..ecb6f9d 100644
--- a/checks/debhelper.desc
+++ b/checks/debhelper.desc
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ Info: If a package uses debhelper, it must declare a Build-Depends
 Tag: package-lacks-versioned-build-depends-on-debhelper
 Severity: minor
 Certainty: certain
-Info: The package doesn't declare a versioned build dependency on
- debhelper.  Recommended practice is to always declare an explicit
- versioned dependency on debhelper equal to or greater than the
- compatibility level used by the package, even if the versioned dependency
- isn't strictly necessary.  Having a versioned dependency also helps with
- backports to older releases and correct builds on partially updated
- systems.
+Info: The package either doesn't declare a versioned build dependency on
+ debhelper or does not declare a versioned build dependency on a new
+ enough version of debhelper to satisfy the declared compatibility level.
+ .
+ Recommended practice is to always declare an explicit versioned
+ dependency on debhelper equal to or greater than the compatibility level
+ used by the package, even if the versioned dependency isn't strictly
+ necessary.  Having a versioned dependency also helps with backports to
+ older releases and correct builds on partially updated systems.
 Ref: debhelper(7)
 
 Tag: dh-make-template-in-source
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f8bd062..4a9e94e 100755
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ lintian (2.4.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * checks/changelog-file{,.desc}:
     + [RA] apt-listchanges has been fixed, so drop the check for NEWS
       files ending in a trailing blank line.  (Closes: #586816)
+  * checks/debhelper.desc:
+    + [RA] package-lacks-versioned-build-depends-on-debhelper can also
+      trigger if the dependency is present but not tight enough.  Thanks,
+      gregor herrmann.  (Closes: #588156)
   * checks/description.desc:
     + [RA] Downgrade description-too-long to minor severity to match bug
       reporting standards for formatting bugs.  (Closes: #587837)

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