Package: tech-ctte (a change in lintian is triggering my request)
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > following the instructions given by Frans in [1], I've written a tiny > check to ensure I wasn't missing any occurrences in the bunch of udebs > I'm currently adding. I guess it would be better to check what happens > in the resulting binaries, but I wanted to be aware of such issues > *before* even building those packages; that's why I implemented it so > that it checks the source control file. Hopefully, you'll get the idea > and either move it entirely, or only “duplicate” it for the binary > packages. > > 1. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2010/02/msg00524.html [...] > +Tag: package-type-in-debian-control > +Severity: important > +Certainty: certain > +Info: There is a Package-Type field in the <tt>debian/control</tt> > + file. This field is only relevant to the build process and should > + not be embedded in the resulting binary package. As a consequence, > + XC-Package-Type should be used instead. Hi, I'm a bit annoyed with lintian officializing usage of the non-official field name. It's counterproductive IMO. The issue should be resolved at the dpkg level. Unfortunately the underlying issue has never been resolved between Guillem and the d-i team, you can find the discussion here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=452273 Hence I'm seeking advice from the technical committee. In the mean time, I think this warning should not be kept in lintian. Should dpkg continue to copy the Package-Type field in the binary (.udeb) or not ? I believe advantages and disadvantages have been listed in the discussion in the bug report above. Some further changes in other tools might be needed to accomodate the needs of the d-i team in that case. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Like what I do? Sponsor me: http://ouaza.com/wp/2010/01/05/5-years-of-freexian/ My Debian goals: http://ouaza.com/wp/2010/01/09/debian-related-goals-for-2010/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
