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Package: lintian
Version: 2.59.0
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Recently we've been seeing a number of autopkgtest failures related to
the python3.8 as default python3 transition due to use of py3versions -r
with no related X-Python3-Version field falling back to all supported
versions. This is the correct behavior, but it has unfortunate
consequences.
I think it would be good to help mitigate future instances of these
problems if we addeed information to the tags to also check for
py3verions -r and see if it still gives what's needed for the package.
Please see the attached patch. I'm not set on the wording, but I
believe it's in the ball park.
Scott K
diff -Nru lintian-2.59.0/debian/changelog lintian-2.59.0+/debian/changelog
--- lintian-2.59.0/debian/changelog 2020-03-22 16:22:08.000000000 -0400
+++ lintian-2.59.0+/debian/changelog 2020-03-23 20:55:28.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+lintian (2.59.0+) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+ * Update old and ancient python-version-field tag text to suggest also
+ checking for incorrect use of py3verions -r
+
+ -- Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com> Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:55:28 -0400
+
lintian (2.59.0) unstable; urgency=medium
[ Chris Lamb ]
diff -Nru lintian-2.59.0/tags/a/ancient-python-version-field.desc lintian-2.59.0+/tags/a/ancient-python-version-field.desc
--- lintian-2.59.0/tags/a/ancient-python-version-field.desc 2020-03-22 16:22:08.000000000 -0400
+++ lintian-2.59.0+/tags/a/ancient-python-version-field.desc 2020-03-23 20:55:28.000000000 -0400
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@
associated Python version is satisfied by the current "oldstable"
distribution of Debian and is therefore unnecessary.
.
- Please remove or update the reference.
+ Please remove or update the reference. If removing, please also check
+ for the use of py3versions -r in debian/control, debian/rules, and debian/
+ tests/. Without an operative Python3-Version field py3versions will fall
+ back to all supported versions, which may not be appropriate.
diff -Nru lintian-2.59.0/tags/o/old-python-version-field.desc lintian-2.59.0+/tags/o/old-python-version-field.desc
--- lintian-2.59.0/tags/o/old-python-version-field.desc 2020-03-22 16:22:08.000000000 -0400
+++ lintian-2.59.0+/tags/o/old-python-version-field.desc 2020-03-23 20:55:28.000000000 -0400
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@
distribution of Debian and may be unnecessary.
.
Please remove or update the reference. This warning should be ignored
- if you wish to support "sloppy" backports.
+ if you wish to support "sloppy" backports. If removing, please also check
+ for the use of py3versions -r in debian/control, debian/rules, and debian/
+ tests/. Without an operative Python3-Version field py3versions will fall
+ back to all supported versions, which may not be appropriate.
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: lintian
Source-Version: 2.60.0
Done: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
lintian, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 954819@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org> (supplier of updated lintian package)
(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
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Hash: SHA256
Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:56:21 +0000
Source: lintian
Built-For-Profiles: nocheck
Architecture: source
Version: 2.60.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Lintian Maintainers <lintian-maint@debian.org>
Changed-By: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Closes: 954146 954484 954763 954798 954803 954819
Changes:
lintian (2.60.0) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* Summary of tag changes:
+ Added:
- runtime-test-file-uses-installed-python-versions
- upstream-metadata-not-yaml-mapping
.
[ Chris Lamb ]
* Do not check the length of Checksums-Sha256 fields. (Closes: #954798)
* Don't check for an md5sums control files in udebs. (Closes: #954803)
* Expand possible-missing-colon-in-closes to also check for semicolons
used in place of colons. (Closes: #954484)
* Check for calls to py3versions -i in autopkgtests. (Closes: #954763)
.
[ Felix Lechner ]
* Do not run the fields/length check on .changes or .buildinfo files.
(Closes: #954146)
* Check for upstream metadata without a YAML mapping at the "document"
level.
.
[ Scott Kitterman ]
* Update "old" and "ancient" python-version-field tags descriptions to
suggest also checking for incorrect use of "py3versons -r".
(Closes: #954819)
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