Bug#865531: lintian: testsuite-autopkgtest-missing checks the wrong thing

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

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On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:45:52 +0200 =?utf-8?q?Rapha=C3=ABl_Hertzog?=
<hertzog@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.5.51
> Severity: normal
> 
> lintian complains with testsuite-autopkgtest-missing when debian/control
> is missing the "Testsuite" field but that field is usually not present
> in the unpacked source package because it is automatically added by
> dpkg-source to the .dsc when it finds debian/tests/control.
> 

Hi,

Please provide a test case for this.

> So instead you should check that field in the .dsc or directly
> debian/tests/control in the unpacked source package.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> [...]

The code currently checks for the field in the .dsc file.

(Separate mail)
> BTW the long description must also be updated as it instructs the user
> to add this field in debian/control when it's not needed.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

That is true though.

Thanks,
~Niels