Bug#897608: lintian: warn that debug symbol migration is complete
Hi Chris
On 9 May 2018 at 20:32, Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org> wrote:
> … I think that an "I:" tag might be too strong as it would not always
> be actionable. Any strong objection to this being "P:" ?
Not a *strong* objection, no, but the Lintian User's Manual [1]
doesn't state that 'I:' needs to always be actionable:
Info (I)
The displayed message is meant to inform the maintainer about a
certain packaging aspect. Such messages do not usually indicate
errors, but might still be of interest to the curious. They are not
displayed unless the -I option is set.
...and I don't think this check is a matter of packaging style, or
will be very frequently wrong, or will have many people disagreeing
with it (the migration path should become removable at some point in
time), while the description of 'P:' is:
Pedantic (P)
The displayed message indicates a message of Lintian at its most
pickiest and include checks for particular Debian packaging styles,
checks that are very frequently wrong, and checks that many people
disagree with. They are not displayed unless the --pedantic option is
set.
That being said, if you still feel "I:" is too strong, then it can be "P:".
Regards
Graham
[1] https://lintian.debian.org/manual/section-2.3.html
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