Re: Bug#886219: lintian should be less pedantic about latest policy version
Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> writes:
> Let me first say exactly what change I'd recommend:
>
> - out-of-date-standards-version should be I: or P: instead of W:
> - ancient-standards-version should remain W:
> - ancient-standards-version should be triggered when S-V contains a
> release of Policy from the previous stable release cycle
>
> The third point is mostly covered already because our stable release
> cycles are roughly two years, but possibly there is a better mechanism.
This sounds good to me.
> On the contrary, I argue that
> - the only thing that should be /required/ when uploading a package is
> making the package non-trivially better than the current version in
> unstable
> - updating S-V should never block uploading other improvements
> - there are good reasons to release the Policy Manual frequently, and
> this should not be blocked by the expectation that everyone respond to
> those new versions in their very next uploads.
Agreed.
People who have time and motivation to polish their packages to
perfection are probably already using --pedantic.
As Princess Leia would say, the more lintian tightens its grip, the
more maintainers will slip through its fingers.
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