Re: no-symbols-control-file

[Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org>]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Jaromír Mikeš wrote:

> X: slv2: spelling-error-in-binary ./usr/bin/lv2_jack_host succesfully successfully
> X: slv2: spelling-error-in-binary ./usr/bin/lv2_simple_jack_host succesfully successfully

These two you need to tell upstream about their spelling error.
Patching the source code for this is optional since it is such a minor
issue, if you wanted to be pro-active you could make a patch and send
it upstream.

> I: libslv2-9: no-symbols-control-file usr/lib/libslv2.so.9.1.1
>
> Can someone advice me please how satisfied lintian?

First, make sure you have read and understood libpkg-guide:

http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/libpkg-guide.html

Second, please read the first two bugs of libpkg-guide:

http://bugs.debian.org/libpkg-guide

> I was checking these sites:
>
> http://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles
> http://qa.debian.org/cgi-bin/mole/seedsymbols/?pkgname=
>
> But mole return nothing for entry like:
> libslv2, libslv2-9,slv2 or libslv2.so.9.1.1

mole only does this for packages already in the archive, you need to
run the commands yourself for new packages.

Read these for how to do that:

http://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles
http://wiki.debian.org/Projects/ImprovedDpkgShlibdeps
http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dpkg-shlibdeps
http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=deb-symbols
http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dpkg-gensymbols

-- 
bye,
pabs

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