[buildd-tools-devel] Bug#893228: sbuild: please don't ignore lintian warnings

[Adam Borowski]

Package: sbuild
Version: 0.74.0-1
Severity: wishlist

Hi!
If lintian is run within sbuild (as per the new default), I get:
.----
Lintian: pass
`----
despite a crapload of warnings.

Because of quite unfortunate placing of the lintian run in the middle of
sbuild's copious output, I am far less likely to notice this compared to
having to run lintian manually (which is also the reason I for one did not
keep this option enabled before -- but, if it's to be the default now, it
should be convenient).

I understand that you want to raise a big error flag only on "E" level
lintian output.  But, "W" stuff tends to be severe enough that ignoring them
is not a good idea without at least taking a look.

Thus, what about a third case: "Lintian: warn"?


Meow!
-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers unstable-debug
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (150, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.16.0-rc5-debug-00026-gca682bdc52ca (SMP w/6 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages sbuild depends on:
ii  adduser         3.117
ii  libsbuild-perl  0.74.0-1
ii  perl            5.26.1-5

Versions of packages sbuild recommends:
ii  autopkgtest  5.1
ii  debootstrap  1.0.93+nmu1
ii  schroot      1.6.10-4

Versions of packages sbuild suggests:
pn  deborphan  <none>
ii  kmod       25-1
ii  wget       1.19.4-1

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