Re: lintian errors/warnings on ddpo-by-mail emails
On 27/04/09 at 15:23 -0500, Raphael Geissert wrote:
> Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> >
> > I really don't think that we should send emails to maintainers if they
> > only have lintian errors (no other problems, like RC bugs). If those
> > lintian errors are so grave, maybe (RC) bugs should be filed?
>
> Every check has a severity and certainty, so in theory if they those issues
> were files as bug reports the severity mentioned in the check is the one
> that should be used in the bug report.
>
> Check the following page for some ideas.
> http://lintian.debian.org/tags-severity.html
>
> If you think the severity and/or certainty of a given tag is incorrect then
> please do file a bug report against lintian so that it is discussed if
> needed and fixed.
Then how about sending a mail if one of the packages has (serious,
certain) lintian errors?
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