Bug#809383: mention explicitly double listing: Depends, Recommends, Suggests
On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 04:21:47AM +0800, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> BA> As I see it, it is not a bug, but a quality of implementation issue
> BA> that could be flagged by lintian, but does not need to appear in policy.
>
> BA> Most of the time it will be an oversight or caused by a change in
> BA> external dependencies, so it is worthwhile to notify the maintainer,
> BA> but does not need to be in policy.
>
> If I am a policeman, do I notify people about things that don't violate
> the law? What if the person who I notify asks me "did I violate any
> laws?" What am I to answer? "I don't know"?
Lintian is not a policeman, more like the helpful person that knock to
your window to tell you your left-rear tyre is flat.
> Can I answer "No you are not. I am just telling you anyway."
Yes, you can.
Cheers,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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