Bug#838807: false positive source-is-missing can't be overridden

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

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On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 09:46:30 +0200 Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.5.46~bpo8+1
> X-Debbugs-Cc: ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org
> 
> 
> [...]
> https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/homer-api_5.0.6+dfsg2-2.html#source-lintian
> 
> E: homer-api source: source-is-missing apidoc/html/api_data.js line
> length is 2056 characters (>512)
> 
> 

Try with:

  source-is-missing apidoc/html/api_data.js *

(The "help text" must also be covered by the override).

There is also the [Das Lintian-overrider 2000], which should generate
correct lintian-overrides for all cases.

~Niels


[Das Lintian-overrider 2000]:
https://nthykier.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/introducing-das-lintian-overrider-2000/