Re: Checking vs. building packages; Lintian's relationship with Dpkg and Debhelper

2020-07-01 Thread Russ Allbery
Felix Lechner writes: > The best outcome would be a simple and logical rule to divide tasks > between our tools. For example, it could be helpful if Dpkg and > Debhelper prevent only the creation of packages that cannot be built or > unpackaged safely. Why? If something is in error, preventing

Checking vs. building packages; Lintian's relationship with Dpkg and Debhelper

2020-07-01 Thread Felix Lechner
Hi, Lintian's task of checking packages is often affected by the tools building them. There is an interaction between Dpkg, Debhelper, and Lintian that can at times be complex. I would like to initiate a discussion among the Lintian maintainers about the proper boundaries for each tool. The best