[xml/sgml] RFS: new libxml package

Mike Hommey mh@glandium.org
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:11:19 +0900


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 ?

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

Mike