Bug#1053795: lintian: Should warn if CDBS is used
Package: lintian
Version: 2.116.3
Severity: wishlist
The authors of CDBS stopped developing it in 2021 and it has been
orphaned in 2022. [1]
With the exclusion of Haskell packages, CDBS is mostly used by orphaned
or not actively maintained packages.
Lintian should raise a warning if it detects that a package uses CDBS.
The last maintainer of CDBS stated that he «welcome[s …] the suggestion
for a lintian warning to discourage the continued use of CDBS». [2]
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/1026085
[2] https://bugs.debian.org/1026085#10
Regards,
--
Gioele Barabucci
Reply to: