Re: debhelper upgrade makes lintian complain?
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 07:43:53PM +0100, Frank K?ster wrote:
> Now lintian complains:
>
> W: netenv: prerm-does-not-remove-usr-doc-link
> W: netenv: postinst-does-not-set-usr-doc-link
>
> Formerly, the respective links where set by parts that dh_installdocs
> put into postinst and prerm.
>
> Did I do something wrong, or is this due to the debhelper upgrade?
The latter.
> Is this link now obsolete?
Yes. See the last changelog entry for debian-policy 3.5.7.0.
> And if the latter is true, do I need an upgraded lintian as well?
If you like, but presumably if you're building on a semi-hacked-up woody
system you aren't building packages for upload anyway, so you don't
necessarily have to worry too much about complying with the letter of
policy.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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