Bug#953554: Please permit Debian revisions with 1.0 native packages [and 1 more messages]

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Felix Lechner writes ("Re: Bug#953554: Please permit Debian revisions with 1.0 native packages [and 1 more messages]"):
> Hi Sean,
...
> Based on your note, however, Lintian will stop warning about such
> version mismatches. Perhaps it will gradually pave the way for a
> constructive policy debate. Thanks!

This may seem strange and like I'm changing sides, but:

I was convinced by the argument that people might do this by mistake,
especially with format 1.0 source packages, where you can get a native
package by accident simply by failing to have the orig tarball in the
right place.

So I think it would be best if lintian would warn about 1.0 format
native source packages with non-native versions, with a suitable
explantion which will encourage the maintainer to override the
warning if they did this on purpose.

Ian.

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