[pkg-horde] Re: RFS: sork-forwards-h3

Gregory Colpart reg at evolix.fr
Sun Apr 30 23:42:09 UTC 2006


On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 11:09:37AM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 01:18:31PM +0200, Gregory Colpart wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for a sponsor to my sork-forwards-h3 package.
> 
> I took a first glance at it and I see:
> 
>  master at capsaicin:~/src/horde/arch/forwards--sid--3$ cat debian/source.lintian-override
>  sork-forwards-h3: postinst-should-not-set-usr-doc-link
> 
> Ugh. No, I won't upload a package that needs this override, unless you
> explain (and convince) me that lintian is wrong here. Point is the
> package should not set the /usr/doc symlink. If it does, it is a bug.
> 
> Maybe you are simply using too old a version of debhelper? Please use
> the version from sid, or at the very least etch.

I removed lintian override. I use up-to-date unstable for packages
development but my error was caused by QA tests in old pbuilder :/
(see #357377).

> Your README.Debian contains upstream documentation in a quite literal
> way; please replace paths such as /usr/local by those used by the
> Debian packages, mention which _packages_ should be installed to
> enable what optional features. Required packages are completely not
> useful to list there, as dpkg/apt will make sure the user has them,
> because you listed them in the "Depends:" field.

Corrected and commited.

> > I would be glad if my sponsor could be my advocate if I begin NM
> > process (perhaps in some weeks/months).
> 
> We'll see about that. Convince us you are ripe for DD-dom by making
> excellent packages :)

Okay, I will do that :)

Last version of sork-forwards-h3 package:
http://gcolpart.evolix.net/debian/sork-forwards-h3/

Thanks,
-- 
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