Bug#642908: lintian: Add P: or X: check to recommend DEP 5 for debian/copyright
On 2011-09-26 00:32, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> writes:
>
>> Please add a check to recommend update old debian/copyright to DEP 5
>> format.
>
> I don't think this is appropriate, at least at this time. Some parts of
> Debian really like the format, but other maintainers really don't, and
> Lintian tries not to take a stance (even at the pedantic level) on issues
> of ongoing controversy.
>
Personally, I agree with this and this is also why I have not looked at
fixing #612610.
> I think it would be appropriate to add such a check in the profiles of
> specific packaging teams who want to use DEP-5 on all of their packages,
> but not centrally in Lintian's default profiles.
>
Maybe we should block this (and #612610) on #359059?
~Niels
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