Package: lintian Version: 2.16.0 Severity: wishlist Control: tags -1 patch
Based on https://wiki.debian.org/dedup.debian.net#Tips_for_reducing_duplication_in_packages
How: jdupes is simpler, but rdfind+symlinks is currently more popular (8 vs 42 according to codesearch). This may be because jdupes is newer, but I don't know.
When: Needs to be after install, including of documentation if that is what is affected (dh_installdocs and dh_installexamples are after dh_install). I chose dh_link as the most appropriately named of the steps after that.
Testing: https://salsa.debian.org/science-team/statsmodels/commit/c8a95ff6f4abd7daba0441bfc003d7d49c3f2d38 seems to work, but that's all I've done. (In particular, I have _not_ built Lintian to check this is the right place/syntax for a tag message.)
--- a/checks/duplicate_files.desc +++ b/checks/duplicate_files.desc @@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ Info: The package ships the two (or more contents. . Note: empty files are exempt from this check. + . + Duplicates can often be replaced with symlinks by running + jdupes -rl debian/binarypackagename/usr/ + after they are installed, e.g. in override_dh_link. Consider + reporting this upstream. Tag: duplicate-changelog-files Severity: normal
