Bug#294927: Warn on .orig.tar.gz containing a debian/ subdir
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 02:31:17PM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 1.23.8
> Severity: wishlist
>
> .orig.tar.gz's containing a debian subdir is usually a PITA, and it's so
> distribution-secific it doesn't belong in any upstream's tarball anyway.
While I happen to agree that debian/ is best kept out of upstream
distributions, this is a matter for how the packager wants to organise
his/her cooperation with upstream, and none of lintian's business.
Furthermore, in my opinion there should not be lintian warnings that
cannot be fixed at all in the Debian packaging.
Cheers,
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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