lintian and new python policy
Has anyone started modifying lintian? If I remember correctly, packages that generate lintian errors will be rejected... At the moment, lines like Depends: python1.5 cause an error, E: python-script-but-no-python-dep Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against Depends: python (= 2.1), python ( 2.2) Should the policy be changed to recommend: Depends: python (= 2.1) Conflicts: python (= 2.2) instead two deps on python? Or is two deps on python not a problem with new dpkg, apt etc? -- Tom Cato Amundsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] GNU Solfege - free eartraining, http://www.gnu.org/software/solfege/ pgpKI6Ssn8AaT.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: lintian and new python policy
On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 12:40:33PM +0100, Tom Cato Amundsen wrote: Has anyone started modifying lintian? If I remember correctly, packages that generate lintian errors will be rejected... Lintian is advisory only. Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against Depends: python (= 2.1), python ( 2.2) This is a lintian bug. It's not bothering to notice that one's a less-than and the other's a greater-than. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/ I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. Security here. Yes, maam. Yes. Groucho glasses. Yes, we're on it. C'mon, guys. Somebody gave an aardvark a nose-cut: somebody who can't deal with deconstructionist humor. Code Blue. -- Mike Hoye, see http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/armadillos.txt
Re: lintian and new python policy
Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against Depends: python (= 2.1), python ( 2.2) This is a lintian bug. It's not bothering to notice that one's a less-than and the other's a greater-than. Btw, isn't this Depends line problematic anyway? I could have python 1.5 and 2.2 simultaneously installed and the depends would be satisfied without achieving what the maintainer really wants (i.e. python 2.1). Ben.
