Hi,
David Grant wrote:
> I have a simple package with one binary and a bunch of images should go
> into "/usr/share/games/gav/themes/classic"
>
[...]
> install ./themes/classic/* $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/games/gav/themes/classic
^^^^^^^
install installs per default with -rwxr-xr-x
> Lintian is complaining that files aren't ELF binaries:
>
> W: gav: executable-not-elf-or-script
> ./usr/share/games/gav/themes/classic/background_big.png
> N:
> N: This executable file is not an ELF format binary, and does not start
> N: with the #! sequence that marks interpreted scripts. It might be a sh
> N: script that fails to name /bin/sh as its shell.
> N:
> N: Refer to Policy Manual, section 11.4 for details.
> N:
> W: gav: executable-not-elf-or-script
> ./usr/share/games/gav/themes/classic/ball.png
> <snip>
Lintian is complainig that the files are +x and aren't scripts or ELF
binaries. And images aren't scripts or binaries...
>
> I was just imitating what they do in the Debian New Maintainer's Guide
> for the case of icons, but I get these errors.
Just remove the executable bit on these files after installing them and
you're fine (or use install -m644)
Regards,
Rene
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