[pkg-php-pear] updating nusoap package

[James Valleroy]

On 7/2/23 9:11 AM, Fab Stz wrote:
> Many packages have this lintian issue. Given that the source is actually
> really there couldn't this have just deserved a lintian-override or have been
> left as is?
> 
> I'm not sure to really understand why this is so frequently triggered
> especially when it is documentation of the code of a library. I also haven't
> found anything particular in the policy about the doc & this lintian error.

Because it is an error instead of a warning, I think it cannot be overridden. Also, if the package is going through NEW, then it is likely to be rejected by ftpmaster: https://ftp-master.debian.org/#lintianrejects

I didn't find a document to explain it, but as I understand it, this is meant to ensure that the build artifacts are really built from the sources. If a user, or a derivative distribution, wanted to patch the code, they should also be able to build documentation with corresponding changes. This should also help with efforts such as Reproducible Builds (https://reproducible-builds.org/).
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