Re: Empty package

[Bob Hilliard <hilliard@debian.org>]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> wrote:
 
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 05:21:56PM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote:
> >      I have ITP'd dict-gcide (Bug#100892).  This package will provide,
> > conflict and replace dict-web1913.  I intend to provide an empty
> > (dummy) dict-web1913 package that will depend on dict-gcide.
> > 
> >      The only thing functionally required in the dummy package is a
> > control file, and possibly a README.Debian file advising the user that
> > he may purge this package at any time.
> 
> Don't even bother with the README.Debian file, just have an empty
> package and this message in the Description field in the control
> file.
> 
> >      In order to be allowed in the archive, will it be necessary to
> > provide a copyright file?
> 
> No.
> 
> >      If everything in the package is part of the ../debian directory
> > what should I do about a .orig.tar.gz file?  Would it be acceptable to
> > make this version of dict-web1913 a debian-native package, and
> > include the ../debian directory in the .tar.gz file?
> 
> No, stuff the empty package into the dict-gcide source package's
> control file and generate the package from there.  That will mean that
> it's easy to keep it up to date if things change, and it's logically
> nicer too.

      Thanks, Julian.  This works like a charm, but Lintian has the
following objections:

E: dict-web1913: no-copyright-file
W: dict-web1913: prerm-does-not-remove-usr-doc-link
W: dict-web1913: postinst-does-not-set-usr-doc-link

     Will the Lintian error prevent it from being installed?

Bob
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