Bug#687667: lintian: check dpkg version for "-Sextreme" option
Hi,
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:26:30 +0200
Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net> wrote:
> > As Bug#677003, package building (dh_builddeb) with "-Sextreme" option
> > needs newer dpkg version than 1.16.2~ . see http://bugs.debian.org/677003
> >
> > I hope lintian would warn this.
> However, I am inclined to tag this wontfix. Not because the idea is
> wrong, but because the check will be obsolete the minute the freeze is
> over. Both Wheezy and Quantal have dpkg/1.16.7 (or newer) now...
Well, "backport" issue still exists, it's rare but for example,
Ubuntu8.04 is still alive until 2013, Ubuntu10.04 is until 2015 too.
However, it's okay to tag this wontfix since it's reasonable.
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Regards,
Hideki Yamane henrich @ debian.or.jp/org
http://wiki.debian.org/HidekiYamane
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