Bug#872843: lintian shouldn't check copyright_hints file for FIXME

To: 872843@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mikes@seznam.cz>
Subject: Bug#872843: lintian shouldn't check copyright_hints file for FIXME
From: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:47:00 -0700
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Reply-to: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>, 872843@bugs.debian.org
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tags 872843 + pending
thanks

> The very _purpose_ of the copyright_hints file is to _hint_ about
> copyright and licensing information, and to distinguish hints from facts

Indeed. Fixed in Git:

  https://anonscm.debian.org/git/lintian/lintian.git/commit/?id=8d43c767b1a429ceb5c93ad89e29d7b542ce78e5


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