Bug#1001625: python3-script-but-no-python3-dep unoverridable
Hi Felix,
On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 01:34:24PM -0800, Felix Lechner wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 4:33 AM Marc Haber
> <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> wrote:
> >
> > I wondering whether the missing leading backslash in the path is
> > correct.
>
> You probably meant a regular slash, and not a backslash.
Of course. I apologize.
> Lintian has
> used such relative-looking path names since before it found me.
Is it intended that I copy-paste the lintian message verbatim into an
override? And if yes, why does this so seldomly work for me?
> The path you asked about is part of a pointed hint. It includes file
> information that will soon be a live link on our website. [1]
That sounds nice for the web form of lintian. I usually call lintian on
the command line before I upload a package.
> Overrides are currently in flux. Maybe overrides should be in a more
> capable format, such as Deb822. In your case, that would probably look
> something like:
>
> Tag: python3-script-but-no-python3-dep
> Note: /usr/bin/python3
> Pointer: usr/share/apport/package-hooks/*
>
> Perhaps I should also add a tool for users to generate or modify
> overrides interactively. I have used something similar for years in
> Lintian's test suite to recalibrate tests for sweeping changes.
Those ideas are nice for the future. As a package maintainer, I hate to
see things like "lintian reports 29 errors and 5 warnings" in the Debian
Package Tracker and to see Salsa CI pipelines failing just because I
cannot figure out to properly write an override. Also, things like that
are likely to drown out real issues in the output.
Greetings
Marc
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