On 2013-01-04 21:15, Patrick Matthäi wrote: > Am 04.01.2013 21:02, schrieb Patrick Matthäi: >> Package: lintian >> Version: 2.5.10.3 >> Severity: normal >> >> Hello, >> >> I have found an false positive about >> preinst-uses-dpkg-maintscript-helper-without-predepends. >> For example fglrx-driver: >> >> lintian complains about: >> preinst-uses-dpkg-maintscript-helper-without-predepends >> >> withing every package. The extended description says: >> >> N: The package contains a preinst maintainer script that uses >> N: dpkg-maintscript-helper but does not declare a versoned >> pre-dependency >> N: on dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~) that provides that script. >> >> So adding a Pre-Depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~) is enough and will work to >> prevent this >> message, but fglrx-driver also switched to xz compression! >> lintian suggests: >> >> N: The deb uses xz compression for the data member, which requires a >> N: Pre-Depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.6~). This is trivially satisfied in >> Debian, >> N: but it can complicate upgrades from Ubuntu Lucid where dpkg >> 1.15.6 is >> N: not currently available. >> >> So the correct way (to prevent faults abouts >> preinst-uses-dpkg-maintscript-helper-without-predepends >> and data.tar.xz-member-without-dpkg-pre-depends) would be to add a >> Pre-Depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.6~). >> Done, but lintian still complains about the >> preinst-uses-dpkg-maintscript-helper-without-predepends >> one. >> >> You can reproduce it with >> svn://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-fglrx/fglrx-driver/branches/experimental >> revision 1146 for example. > > > Ohh dear, please don't laugh, I think I am confused.. > This issue appears in exactly the another way and now I also comitted shit.. > > fglrx-driver Pre-Depends:.. > dpkg 1.15.6~ because of the xz compression > dpkg 1.15.7.2~ because of the maintscript helper > > So on a Pre-Depends on 1.15.7.2~ is the correct one and > data.tar.xz-member-without-dpkg-pre-depends is faulty. >
Hi, I suspect I have gotten a bit confused as well now as to what the problem is exactly. If the package uses a data.tar.xz member it needs "dpkg (>= 1.15.6~)". If the package uses dpkg-maintscript-helper, it would need a Pre-Depends on "dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~)". If it has both, then it needs "dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2~)", which is the "stronger" requirement of the two. If we can agree on paragraph above, then I am not sure I see where Lintian made a false-positive? ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
