Hello, > I have been working with the dpkg maintainers on a solution, which > will not happen anytime soon. The underlying problem is that > dpkg-buildpackage issues a build error when there is simply nothing to > do. > > Fixing that is complicated because source packages nowadays permit the > building of undeclared artifacts. There is no longer a way to tell > from a source package if a build should be attempted. Either way, I > will triage your bug later today. > > Thank you for your patience and for your help in trying to make > Lintian better for everyone. >
wow I though the solution was "easy" thanks for keeping it running and rocking! feel free to take your time, I was making sure this bug was not "disappeared" :) I'm not sure if src:file migration to testing is stalled by this bug... grep-excuses file file (1:5.38-3 to 1:5.38-4) Maintainer: Christoph Biedl 7 days old (needed 5 days) Migration status for file (1:5.38-3 to 1:5.38-4): Waiting for test results, another package or too young (no action required now - check later) Issues preventing migration: autopkgtest for binutils: amd64: <span style="background:#99ddff">Test in progress (will not be considered a regression)</span>, arm64: <span style="background:#99ddff">Test in progress</span> autopkgtest for lintian/2.46.0: amd64: <span style="background:#87d96c">Pass</span>, arm64: <span style="background:#ff6666">Reference test in progress, but real test failed already</span> Additional info: Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/f/file.html 7 days old (needed 5 days) G.