Re: questions regarding libmimelib1 as seperate source package
On 2009-04-25 09:26 +0200, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> In <20090425001917.GB6090@resivo.wgnet.de>, Jonas Meurer wrote:
>>On 24/04/2009 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
>>> Packages should be non-native unless they are fairly Debian-specific.
>>
>>Ok, I see your point. I'll change the package to be non-native again.
>>But how about all the links to upstream places that lintian expects?
>>like the Homepage field in debian/control, the watch file etc ...
>
> *shrug*
>
> They could point to specific part of the Debian infrastructure used for
> maintaining the project. Perhaps a project "etc." on
> http://alioth.debian.org/?
I think that's only useful if the library itself is maintained there.
> I'm not sure what the policy is, but lintian overrides might also be
> appropriate.
There is no need for that, adding a watch file containing only a comment
about the situation is enough.
Sven
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