lintian: empty (transition) packages shouldn't need a copyright file
Package: lintian
Severity: normal
Hi,
lintian complains about empty packages not having a copyright file. I
think it should silently accept empty packages (Severity set to normal
because it might actually stop packages from being installed).
Simon
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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:40:22 +0100
From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
Cc: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Empty package
On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 04:46:20PM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote:
> 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?
Shouldn't do; there is no content there to need a copyright.
Julian
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