clone 637793 -1 retitle -1 lintian: ensure perl-provides does not incl. perl from exp tag 637793 pending thanks
On 2011-08-14 16:46, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: > Package: lintian > Version: 2.5.2 > Severity: minor > Tags: patch > > On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 10:40:31AM +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 07:02:03AM +0000, >> pkg-perl-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org wrote: > >>> Commit message: >>> >>> move perl 5.14 as a second alternative dependency on >>> libextutils-parsexs-perl 2.210000 >>> >>> Closes: #637033 -- FTBFS: unfullfillable first alternative in >>> build-depends >> >> Damyan, thanks for fixing this. I think I was distracted by a related >> lintian warning, which specifically suggests that perl comes first, >> forgetting the way the autobuilders interpret this. >> >> I'll make a note to look at whether the lintian message should be >> altered. > > Patch attached. > > Cheers, > Dominic. > Hi, I feel a better solution would be to ensure we never emit the tag in such case. I suspect our data file might pick up the perl in experimental (as well?) if refreshed on a system with experimental enabled. Anyhow, for now I have committed this patch and cloned this bug to keep a tracker for "the above". Thanks for the report and patch. :) ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-lint-maint-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e4982ac.6070...@thykier.net
