On 2015-01-29 05:06, Russell Stuart wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.5.30+deb8u3
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I got this warning from lintian:
> 
>   X: roundcube-core: package-contains-broken-symlink 
> usr/share/roundcube/program/js/tiny_mce ../../../tinymce/www
> 
> roundcube-core Depends: on tinymce, tinymce creates files under
> /usr/share/tinymce/www and so after installation the symlink is
> valid.  I gather from the lintian's explanation it does check
> direct dependencies, and if true the error message is a bug.
> 
> 
> [...]

Hi,

The lintian tag should probably be changed to say (something to the
extend of) "It can only check for the symlink in direct dependencies
*built from the same source*".

~Niels


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