On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 03:44:11PM -0600, Scott Christley wrote: > I just committed the initial packaging for libtecla, ITP bug #612625. I > would be happy if somebody could review my package. > > When I run lintian I get these messages, I kinda understand the errors but am > not sure how to resolve. For example, how do I indicate this package closes > an ITP bug? I had to make a patch for the Makefile but I don't understand > what lintian is complaining about. > > > W: libtecla source: newer-standards-version 3.9.1 (current is 3.8.0)
Probably an old lintian version? For development issues you should definitely sudo apt-get install -t unstable lintian or even more clever put the following content into /etc/apt/preferences.d/01-linitan.pref Package: lintian Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 601 Just note: Even if you are using a pbuilder unstable chroot lintian will be runned on your local machine. > E: libtecla source: patch-modifying-debian-files add-destdir.patch > debian/Makefile.in You should probably put the following text into your ~/.quiltrc QUILT_DIFF_ARGS="--no-timestamps --no-index" QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS="--no-timestamps --no-index" QUILT_PATCH_OPTS="--unified-reject-files" QUILT_PATCHES="debian/patches" This is written in Debian Med policy[1]. Once you have this you can simply do: quilt push quilt refresh and the message is gone. > W: libtecla1-dev: manpage-has-errors-from-man > usr/share/man/man3/gl_get_line.3.gz 1659: warning: `\n'' not defined I have not checked this > W: libtecla1-dev: new-package-should-close-itp-bug > W: libtecla1: new-package-should-close-itp-bug You forgot to mention the ITP bug number in your changelog. Once I used newer lintian I've got some more warnings I have fixed with the exception of the man page related ones. I do not think that these do not deserve fixing but I currently do not have time to dive into this. You usually get valuable hints when running `lintian -i` and if you try `lintian -i -I` you get even more hints about problems in manpages: BTW, I changed your short description which was actually no short description but rather the starting phrase of the long description. Please read developers reference about this. Just let us know when you consider the package ready for sponsering. Kind regards and thanks for picking up this packaging task Andreas. [1] http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/docs/policy.html -- http://fam-tille.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-med-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110211090233.gc30...@an3as.eu