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Re: Bug#801253: reproducing and fixing lintian errors of wicd 1.7.3-3 package



On Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:12:36 +0100, Axel Beckert wrote:

> > $ lintian ../wicd-daemon_1.7.3-3_all.deb
> > $ lintian ../wicd-gtk_1.7.3-3_all.deb
> > $
> > 
> > ==> Where is my mistake?
> 
> On which Debian release have you run lintian? On Debian stable? (I
> guess so, because the deprecated "git buildpackage" no more works on
> Unstable/Testing. You need to use "gbp buildpackage" instead there.) 
> 
> If so, you need to install lintian from backports. Lintian from
> backports follows Lintian from Unstable/Testing rather quickly.

Additionally, lintian runs more tests when run against the .changes
file (and not the .debs); and lintian has some nice command line /
configuration options to enable additional tests (informational,
pedantic, experimental).

Cheers,
gregor

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