On Sat, 22 Oct 2016 01:04:16 +0200 Petter Reinholdtsen <p...@hungry.com> wrote: > > Package: lintian > Version: 2.5.48 > > Hi. Isenkram uses information from AppStream to locate packages > relevant for the hardware present on a given computer. I would like to > have some lintian checks verifying the AppStream metadata and the udev > rules to try to detect if a package providing access for given user > accessible device will work as it should after AppStream install it, and > to make sure AppStream will know the package is relevant for some > specific hardware. > > I'm working on a patch for this. So far my first draft is in > <URL: https://github.com/petterreinholdtsen/lintian/tree/appstream-metadata >. > > It still need more work before I am confident the checks make sense. I > just wanted to let you know about my work in case others are also > looking into lintian checks for udev rules and/or AppStream metadata. > > -- > Happy hacking > Petter Reinholdtsen > >
Hi Petter, Thanks for working on making Lintian better. :) I have skimmed though the branch and given a little bit of inline feedback. :) Thanks, ~Niels
