Bug#537769: Check that .la files are in -dev and not binary package

2009-07-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Jeffrey Ratcliffe writes: > Package: lintian > Version: 2.2.5 > Severity: wishlist > > Lintian could check that .la files are in the -dev, package and not > incorrectly in the binary package. It should complain about any la file period. :) MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debi

Bug#537769: Check that .la files are in -dev and not binary package

2009-07-20 Thread Jeffrey Ratcliffe
Package: lintian Version: 2.2.5 Severity: wishlist Lintian could check that .la files are in the -dev, package and not incorrectly in the binary package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-lint-maint-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.de

Bug#537768: Check that -dev package is versioned on binary package

2009-07-20 Thread Jeffrey Ratcliffe
Package: lintian Version: 2.2.5 Severity: wishlist The dependency of libfoo-dev should be versioned on libfooX. The symbolic link /usr/lib/libfoo.so -> libfoo.so.X.Y.Z will break otherwise. Lintian could check for the dependency libfooX (= ${binary:Version}) in the control file -- To UNSUBSCR

lintian 2.2.13 MIGRATED to testing

2009-07-20 Thread Debian testing watch
FYI: The status of the lintian source package in Debian's testing distribution has changed. Previous version: 2.2.12 Current version: 2.2.13 -- This email is automatically generated once a day. As the installation of new packages into testing happens multiple times a day you will receive l

Bug#528367: RFC: various Lintian checks for OCaml packages

2009-07-20 Thread Stéphane Glondu
retitle 528367 new Lintian checks for OCaml packages tags 528367 + patch thanks Stephane Glondu a écrit : > It would be nice to emit a Lintian error in the following circumstances: > [...] There are of course many other checks that we (OCaml maintainers) would like Lintian to perform. Attached ar

Processed: RFC: various Lintian checks for OCaml packages

2009-07-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > retitle 528367 new Lintian checks for OCaml packages Bug#528367: check for dangling OCaml cmx/cmxa files Changed Bug title to `new Lintian checks for OCaml packages' from `check for dangling OCaml cmx/cmxa files'. > tags 528367 + patch Bug#52836

Bug#537737: Please gives warning about 'OnlyShowIn=' in .desktop file.

2009-07-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Andrew Lee writes: > Some packages use 'OnlyShowIn=GNOME;' or 'OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;' or > even OnlyShowIn=GNOME;KDE;XFCE; in it's XDG's .desktop file. But these > packages are also works in desktops other than the desktops specificed, > such as LXDE. This is an intended and supported feature o

Bug#537737: Please gives warning about 'OnlyShowIn=' in .desktop file.

2009-07-20 Thread Andrew Lee
Package: lintian Version: 2.2.12 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, Some packages use 'OnlyShowIn=GNOME;' or 'OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;' or even OnlyShowIn=GNOME;KDE;XFCE; in it's XDG's .desktop file. But these packages are also works in desktops other than the desktops specificed, such as LXDE.

Bug#537672: Please add test

2009-07-20 Thread Russ Allbery
"Dmitry E. Oboukhov" writes: > As i wrote i could make (and maintain) such test, but if this test > places outside lintian, it will not interested: lintian checks are > starded by such utilities as dpkg-buildpackage, qa.debian.org contains > lintian reports, etc and additional _lintian_ test woul

Bug#537672: Please add test

2009-07-20 Thread Russ Allbery
"Dmitry E. Oboukhov" writes: > I think, these tests could be added as additional option for lintian. > Also lintian can have no depends to apt-file: it can have apt-hook > script which would download Content.gz into private lintian directory. We've discussed this a few times over the years. Lin

Processed: retitle 537672 to [external] check for package conflicts

2009-07-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > retitle 537672 [external] check for package conflicts Bug#537672: Please add new test: conflict packages Changed Bug title to `[external] check for package conflicts' from `Please add new test: conflict packages'. > End of message, stopping proc

Bug#537672: Please add test

2009-07-20 Thread Dmitry E. Oboukhov
On 06:16 Mon 20 Jul , Russ Allbery wrote: RA> "Dmitry E. Oboukhov" writes: >> I think, these tests could be added as additional option for lintian. >> Also lintian can have no depends to apt-file: it can have apt-hook >> script which would download Content.gz into private lintian directory.

Bug#537672: Please add test

2009-07-20 Thread Dmitry E. Oboukhov
On 05:11 Mon 20 Jul , Russ Allbery wrote: RA> tags 537672 wontfix RA> merge 293838 537672 RA> thanks RA> "Dmitry E. Oboukhov" writes: >> Today I have been asked about new package 'qconf' which contains the >> file /usr/bin/qconf. This package has conflict with gridengine-client: >> >> $

Bug#537609: thinks commands are used in scripts while only mentioned in (not called!) functions

2009-07-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Rene Engelhard writes: > Russ Allbery wrote: >> Again here, Lintian has no real hope of being able to figure this out. >> When you're doing unusual things like this, you're going to need to use >> overrides. > I don't see how this is uncommon.. Well, this is the first report of it that we've ev

Bug#537672: Please add test

2009-07-20 Thread Russ Allbery
tags 537672 wontfix merge 293838 537672 thanks "Dmitry E. Oboukhov" writes: > Today I have been asked about new package 'qconf' which contains the > file /usr/bin/qconf. This package has conflict with gridengine-client: > > $ apt-file search qconf|grep /usr/bin/qconf > gridengine-client:

Bug#537608: complains about missing-build-dependency-for-dh_-command although said command not used

2009-07-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Rene Engelhard writes: > Russ Allbery wrote: >> Rene Engelhard writes: >>> [ this time important, because of the upcoming "rejection on lintian >>> errors" thing. ] >> You have gotten false information from somewhere. No such thing is >> happening or proposed so far as I know. > Oh? > > http:

Processed: Re: Bug#537672: Please add test

2009-07-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > tags 537672 wontfix Bug#537672: Please add new test: conflict packages There were no tags set. Tags added: wontfix > merge 293838 537672 Bug#293838: [external] file overlap check Bug#537672: Please add new test: conflict packages Merged 293838 53

Re: Using a subset of all lintian tags

2009-07-20 Thread Jeremiah Foster
On Jul 20, 2009, at 11:55, Stéphane Glondu wrote: Jeremiah Foster a écrit : I read on debian-devel that lintian can use a subset of tags when it checks packages. This might be a useful feature for downstream projects, like maemo, which might be able to use only a limited amount of lint

Re: Using a subset of all lintian tags

2009-07-20 Thread Stéphane Glondu
Jeremiah Foster a écrit : > I read on debian-devel that lintian can use a subset of tags when it > checks packages. This might be a useful feature for downstream projects, > like maemo, which might be able to use only a limited amount of lintian > tags and would like to use their own. > >

Using a subset of all lintian tags

2009-07-20 Thread Jeremiah Foster
Hello, I read on debian-devel that lintian can use a subset of tags when it checks packages. This might be a useful feature for downstream projects, like maemo, which might be able to use only a limited amount of lintian tags and would like to use their own. Is there documentatio

Bug#498138: Lintian check for OCaml custom bytecode executables

2009-07-20 Thread Stéphane Glondu
Stéphane Glondu a écrit : > I've implemented this check in the attached patch. Here is an updated patch, thanks to Raphael Geissert's comments. Cheers, -- Stéphane >From c61138eb5e629d6f245ccd72f3070e4e8805b9fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephane Glondu Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:23:40 +02

Bug#537609: thinks commands are used in scripts while only mentioned in (not called!) functions

2009-07-20 Thread Rene Engelhard
Hi, Russ Allbery wrote: > Rene Engelhard writes: > > > No, I do *not* use ucf in this package. > > > > (Though, yes, it's mentioned in three *functions* defined in the source > > but they are not used in this package. > > Again here, Lintian has no real hope of being able to figure this out. >

Bug#537608: complains about missing-build-dependency-for-dh_-command although said command not used

2009-07-20 Thread Rene Engelhard
Hi, Russ Allbery wrote: > Rene Engelhard writes: > > > [ this time important, because of the upcoming "rejection on lintian > > errors" thing. ] > > You have gotten false information from somewhere. No such thing is > happening or proposed so far as I know. Oh? http://lists.debian.org/debian

Bug#537672: retitle 537672

2009-07-20 Thread Dmitry E. Oboukhov
retitle 537672 Please add new test: conflict packages thanks I think, i could write a patch for this bug, but i don't know which of cases i must select: * create additional check in directory checks/, or * patch exists check I think we can add apt-file to Recommends or Suggests section and us

Processed: retitle 537672

2009-07-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > retitle 537672 Please add new test: conflict packages Bug#537672: Please add test Changed Bug title to `Please add new test: conflict packages' from `Please add test'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance.