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Re: dummy packages and lintian



On 08-Feb-2002 Federico Di Gregorio wrote:
> hi,
> 
> hi have python-psycopg be a fake package that depends on the right
> python-psycopg package (i provide psycopg packages for python 1.5, 2.1
> and 2.2.) lintian give me an error saying that the package should
> contain at least the copyright file. given that the copyright is
> available because the package *depends* on a real package, should i
> include the copyright even in the dummy package, symlink the doc
> directory or file an override to lintian?
> 

the override will require adding a file to your package too.  So I would go for
either the symlink or simply ignoring the error.



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