Bug#844274: [FP] wildcard-matches-nothing-in-dep5-copyright should not be raised for deleted files

To: Bastien ROUCARIÈS <roucaries.bastien+debian@gmail.com>
Cc: 844274@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#844274: [FP] wildcard-matches-nothing-in-dep5-copyright should not be raised for deleted files
From: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 06:41:00 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] df00f2e3-9beb-d416-8c1f-cadfc1727226@thykier.net>
Reply-to: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>, 844274@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 2374918.mvXUDI8C0e@portable2015-bastien>
References: <[🔎] 2374918.mvXUDI8C0e@portable2015-bastien>

Bastien ROUCARIÈS:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.5.49
> Severity: normal
> 
> wildcard-matches-nothing-in-dep5-copyright is raised for files deleted by patch 
> 
> This is a false positive. Copyright exist even if files are deleted. Copyright 
> is against origin + debian files
> 
> nthykier do you have how to avoid this kind of problem ?
> 
> Bastien
> 

You would have to use the "src-orig-index" and the related API.  Mind
you, it has never been used before so it is completely untested.

~Niels

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  - From: Bastien ROUCARIÈS <roucaries.bastien+debian@gmail.com>

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