[debhelper-devel] Bug#820310: dh_lintian doesn't copy overrides for automatic -dbgsym packages

[Niels Thykier]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:14:56 +0000 Marga Manterola <marga at google.com> wrote:
> Package: debhelper
> Version: 9.20160313
> 
> Hi!
> 
> The debian/foo-dbgsym.lintian-overrides file doesn't get copied to the
> automatic package and thus it's not possible to override any lintian
> warnings.
> 
> I guess this is because the automatic package is not added
> to @{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}
> 
> Thanks!
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Marga

Hi Marga,

Thanks for the rapport.

What tags are you observing with your dbgsym packages?  Ideally the
debhelper generated packages should be fully policy compliant with no
lintian warnings (provided you use an up to date lintian).

Thanks,
~Niels