Bug#949715: lintian: add check that ${python3:Versions} should not be used in Depends

2020-01-24 Thread Mattia Rizzolo
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 05:55:04PM -0500, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > dpkg-gencontrol: warning: package python3-gpg: substitution variable > ${python3:Versions} unused, but is defined > > Thinking i knew what i was doing, i added ${python3:Versions} to the > Depends: line of python3-gpg in

Bug#949715: lintian: add check that ${python3:Versions} should not be used in Depends

2020-01-23 Thread Chris Lamb
affects 949715 + dh-python thanks Hi Daniel, I guess this just goes to show the "power" of warnings; something the Lintian maintainers should always keep in mind. :) > It turns out i actually have no idea where the ${python3:Versions} > substvar *should* be used in debian/control, but it should

Bug#949715: lintian: add check that ${python3:Versions} should not be used in Depends

2020-01-23 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Package: lintian Severity: wishlist Contro: affects -1 dh-python When trying to build gpgme1.0 version 1.13.1-2, i encountered the following warning from dpkg-gencontrol: dpkg-gencontrol: warning: package python3-gpg: substitution variable ${python3:Versions} unused, but is defined