[xml/sgml] RFS: new libxml package

[Ardo van Rangelrooij]

Mike Hommey (mh@glandium.org) wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 10:13:06AM -0600, Ardo van Rangelrooij wrote:
> > Mike Hommey (mh@glandium.org) wrote:
> > > Hi list,
> > > 
> > > Once again, a small update:
> > > http://glandium.org/debian/repository/unstable/libxml_1.8.17-10_i386.changes
> > > which addresses #281580.
> > 
> > NOTE: I did the following on the current '-9' version.
> > 
> > I finally found the way to get the same result as on the lintian web page:
> > 
> >   lintian *.deb *.dsc
> > 
> > which revealed for libxml the following:
> > 
> >     > lintian *.deb *.dsc
> >     E: libxml source: multiline-field build-depends
> 
> Fixed.
> 
> >     E: libxml-dev: lengthy-symlink usr/include/gnome-xml/libxml ../gnome-xml
> 
> Fixed.
> 
> > You may want to fix these.
> > 
> > Running it with the '-I' option also reveals the following:
> > 
> >     I: libxml-dev: arch-dep-package-has-big-usr-share 1044kB 59%
> > 
> > but that's not something I would give a priority.
> > 
> > Then when running linda I get the following:
> > 
> >     > linda *.deb *.dsc
> >     E: libxml1; Binary /usr/lib/libxml.so.1.8.17 contains unneeded section .comment.
> 
> How can that happen, since dh_strip and install -s are supposed to
> remove them ?

That's a very good question.  We probably need to look in linda's code to found
out what it is exactly doing here.

> Anyways, fixed package (except the latter) is available at the same place.

I'll upload it today.

Thanks,
Ardo
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