Bug#903435: r-data-without-readme-source should not flag non-R *.rda files

[Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>]

tags 903435 + pending
thanks

Hi Bill,

> By the way this seems to be the corresponding source code:
[…]
> Clearly it will flag any files named '*.rda' indepently of its content
> or purpose.

Sure. Fixed in:

  https://salsa.debian.org/lintian/lintian/commit/bde111f8510fb7ce8c9b61165759c96c4c9b96c1
 
> Yes: it gives an hint whether the lintian maintainers expect the test to
> have false positives (and one need to add a lintian exception).

Perhaps, but I'd rather we spent any of our limited time & energy
fixing false positives and thus everything moves /closer/ towards
certain than on philosophical/ dictionary debates :-)


Regards,

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