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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-14 13:42:30 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-14 13:42:30 +0000 |
commit | 75808db17caf8b960b351e3408e74142f4c85aac (patch) | |
tree | 7989e9c09a4240248bf4658a22208a0a52d991c4 /tags/n/no-versioned-debhelper-prerequisite.tag | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 2.117.0.upstream/2.117.0upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/tags/n/no-versioned-debhelper-prerequisite.tag b/tags/n/no-versioned-debhelper-prerequisite.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..90dfa9d --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/n/no-versioned-debhelper-prerequisite.tag @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Tag: no-versioned-debhelper-prerequisite +Severity: warning +Check: debhelper +Renamed-From: + package-needs-versioned-debhelper-build-depends + package-lacks-versioned-build-depends-on-debhelper +Explanation: The package either doesn't declare a versioned build dependency on + debhelper or does not declare a versioned build dependency on a new + enough version of debhelper to satisfy the declared compatibility level. + . + The required version of debhelper is not guaranteed to be satisfied + in all supported releases of Debian and therefore this may lead to + a build failure. + . + The recommended practice is to always declare an explicit versioned + dependency on debhelper equal to or greater than the compatibility level + used by the package, even if the versioned dependency isn't strictly + necessary. Having a versioned dependency also helps with backports to + older releases and correct builds on partially updated systems. + . + Packages not using an experimental or beta compatibility level may + alternatively Build-Depend on the debhelper-compat virtual package, for + example: + . + Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13) + . + Note if you are using a compat level marked as experimental (such as + compat 12 in debhelper 11.4~) please explicitly override this tag. |