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Re: Bug#991533: lintian: please forget about required-field Standards-Version for udeb packages



Hi,

Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> (2021-07-26):
> Control: forcemerge 988911 -1
> 
> Hi Cyril,
> 
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 5:36 PM Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> wrote:
> >
> > That's one example where all binaries are udebs so there's no need for
> > such a field.
> 
> As you pointed out and—as was noted in the other bug [1]—the tag was
> not issued for your udebs but your dsc. At least from the letter of
> the policy, it seems to be required there. [2]

cc-ing debian-policy@ for some possible feedback.

I'm not sure why we should be spending time tracking down Policy changes
in (source for) udeb packages… so adding then updating this field to all
our packages doesn't seem to do us any good.

Whatever happens on the debian-policy front (if anything), I'd prefer if
lintian would stop emitting those errors on its own. It doesn't have to
follow the letter of Policy, does it?


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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