Neil Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm getting into a crazy situation with this lintian warning: > > patch-system-but-direct-changes-in-diff > > I've removed one diversion from libgpewidget but I still need to use one > and this requires a patch to configure.ac using dpatch. This then > regenerates configure and aclocal.m4. > > I think patch-system-but-direct-changes-in-diff is just too buggy to be > deployed - that isn't the fault of lintian, I think the "problem" cannot > be detected/determined in a sane manner. Maybe a downgrade to info?
If you regenerate those files then remove them in clean. If lintian still complains then that is imho a bug. If you can't work without those files then the only way out is to save them and restore them in clean. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]