Bug#968071: lintian: Differentiate between "ar" static libraries and "ar" archives
Package: lintian
Version: 2.62.0
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
Lintian currently emits an arch-dependent-file-in-usr-share error when it sees
an "ar" file within usr/share. Based on the description, it seems that lintian
assumes that this is a static library. However, it gives the same error for
an "ar" archive file which is *not* arch dependent. For example, the *.ar
files in this directory:
https://salsa.debian.org/bazel-team/bazel-bootstrap/-/tree/olek-temp4/tools/build_defs/pkg/testdata
Please consider using the `file` command or something similar to distinguish
between the two types of "ar" files. Thank you!
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