Bug#996111: lintian: Incorrect warnings for HTML files
On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 21:47, Felix Lechner wrote:
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> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 3:42 AM Hugh McMaster wrote:
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> > Indeed. Why does Lintian always say "Line 2"? There is nothing
> > controversial about that line in the HTML documentation.
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> I see that, too. I can reproduce it locally.
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> I don't think the line number is the issue. The hint is wrong
> altogether, isn't it?
The source tarball also contains the HTML documentation. At the very
bottom of the files, there is an embedded <script> tag with JSON. The
line length is ~740 characters, which appears to be the line
triggering the Lintian hints.
I tried split the line in the 404.html file, then repackaged the
original tarball and modified the unpacked source directory. After
rebuilding, Lintian no longer warns about source-is-missing,
source-contains-prebuilt-javascript-object, or
very-long-line-length-in-source-file.
So, it seems all three hints are linked to the line length.
Whether this can be managed or should be managed is a matter for
consideration. It might be easiest if I do a source override.
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