package: lintian severity: wishlist x-debbugs-cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 06:33:20PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote: > For example, I think Holger is interpreting this particular tag as > "this source package is shipping a Python 2.x" module. This is not > the case. > > Rather, Lintian detects that this is the *initial* upload of the > source package and, if so, asks the maintainer just to double-check > that there is any requirement for it. > > If there is such a need, the maintainer just needs to add a short, > quick justification in the initial changelog entry and Lintian will > then be silent on the matter. > > It is thus not asking maintainers to drop Python 2 support… Then the lintian message should be appended to say this only happens on the first upload. Thanks. > As there can only be one initial upload by definition, adding an > override here is not only a little silly given that it will trigger > an "unused override" warning on the next upload, it can simply be > avoided in the changelog entry as previously discussed, which > implicitly serves as some documentation too. Maybe it's also worth pointing this out. > (This talk of overrides was why I believe Holger is accidentally > confusing the tag.) Yes. And because the tag description needs improving. ;) -- cheers, Holger
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