As for a test, grab the source to the Ubuntu eucalyptus package (and its build-deps), and build it.
Without the patched lintian, you will see this output: Now running lintian... W: eucalyptus source: patch-system-but-direct-changes-in-diff aclocal.m4 and 29 more W: eucalyptus source: newer-debconf-templates W: eucalyptus source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.8.3 (current is 3.8.4) W: eucalyptus-cc: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cc W: eucalyptus-cc: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cc W: eucalyptus-cc: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cc-publication W: eucalyptus-cc: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cc-publication W: eucalyptus-cc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusCC/services.xml W: eucalyptus-cc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./var/lib/eucalyptus/keys/nc-client-policy.xml W: eucalyptus-cc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusCC/eucalyptus_cc.wsdl W: eucalyptus-common: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-network W: eucalyptus-common: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-network W: eucalyptus-common: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus W: eucalyptus-common: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus W: eucalyptus-common: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/euca_killall W: eucalyptus-common: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/euca_sync_key W: eucalyptus-common: executable-not-elf-or-script ./etc/bash_completion.d/euca_conf W: uec-component-listener: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/uec-component-listener W: uec-component-listener: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/uec-component-listener W: uec-component-listener: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/uec-registration W: uec-component-listener: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/uec_component_listener W: eucalyptus-java-common: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/eucalyptus-cloud W: eucalyptus-gl: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusGL/services.xml W: eucalyptus-gl: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusGL/eucalyptus_gl.wsdl W: eucalyptus-cloud: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cloud W: eucalyptus-cloud: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cloud W: eucalyptus-cloud: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cloud-publication W: eucalyptus-cloud: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-cloud-publication W: eucalyptus-nc: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-nc W: eucalyptus-nc: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-nc W: eucalyptus-nc: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-nc-publication W: eucalyptus-nc: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-nc-publication W: eucalyptus-nc: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/euca_test_nc W: eucalyptus-nc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusNC/services.xml W: eucalyptus-sc: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-sc W: eucalyptus-sc: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-sc W: eucalyptus-sc: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-sc-publication W: eucalyptus-sc: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-sc-publication W: eucalyptus-walrus: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-walrus W: eucalyptus-walrus: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-walrus W: eucalyptus-walrus: script-in-etc-init.d-not-registered-via-update-rc.d /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-walrus-publication W: eucalyptus-walrus: init.d-script-missing-lsb-section /etc/init.d/eucalyptus-walrus-publication Finished running lintian. With the patched lintian, you will see this output: Now running lintian... W: eucalyptus source: patch-system-but-direct-changes-in-diff aclocal.m4 and 29 more W: eucalyptus source: newer-debconf-templates W: eucalyptus source: out-of-date-standards-version 3.8.3 (current is 3.8.4) W: eucalyptus-cc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusCC/services.xml W: eucalyptus-cc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./var/lib/eucalyptus/keys/nc-client-policy.xml W: eucalyptus-cc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusCC/eucalyptus_cc.wsdl W: eucalyptus-common: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/euca_killall W: eucalyptus-common: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/euca_sync_key W: eucalyptus-common: executable-not-elf-or-script ./etc/bash_completion.d/euca_conf W: uec-component-listener: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/uec-registration W: uec-component-listener: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/uec_component_listener W: eucalyptus-java-common: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/eucalyptus-cloud W: eucalyptus-gl: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusGL/services.xml W: eucalyptus-gl: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusGL/eucalyptus_gl.wsdl W: eucalyptus-nc: binary-without-manpage usr/sbin/euca_test_nc W: eucalyptus-nc: executable-not-elf-or-script ./usr/lib/axis2/services/EucalyptusNC/services.xml Finished running lintian. :-Dustin -- lintian should not complain about upstart jobs not looking like init scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/496798 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs