Bug#829047: lintian: javalib-but-no-public-jars for transitional packages

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

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Jeremy Bicha:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.5.44
> 
> Hi, in my next upload of link-grammar, I intend to add a transitional package
> liblink-grammar4-java to ease upgrades to liblink-grammar-java.
> 
> I'm getting a lintian info tag:
> 
> I: liblink-grammar4-java: javalib-but-no-public-jars
> 
> I believe I am making the transitional package correctly:
> 
> https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/link-grammar.git/tree/debian/control#n107
> 
> I think lintian should not tag a transitional package with that tag
> since it's not a bug for a transitional package to be nearly empty.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeremy Bicha
> 

Hi,

I fear you may have a bug in your package.  A transitional package
should use "transitional package" and not "transitional dummy package"
in their description.

Thanks,
~Niels