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Release 2.3.3

Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:59:56 -0600
Source: lintian
Binary: lintian
Architecture: source all
Version: 2.3.3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Lintian Maintainers <lintian-maint@debian.org>
Changed-By: Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
Description:
 lintian    - Debian package checker
Closes: 543418 555408 563685 567753
Changes:
 lintian (2.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   The "Policy 3.8.4" release.
 .
   * Summary of tag changes:
     + Added:
       - missing-dependency-on-phpapi
       - obsolete-comments-style-in-php-ini
       - package-contains-mime-cache-file
       - package-contains-mimeinfo.cache-file
       - triplet-dir-and-architecture-mismatch
 .
   * checks/binaries{,.desc}:
     + [RG] Warn about packages shipping PHP extensions but not
       depending on phpapi-*.
   * checks/debconf.desc:
     + [RG] There are legitimate uses of db_input on the postinst
       script, downgrading the certainty of the check.  (Closes: #543418)
   * checks/fields{,.desc}:
     + [RG] Don't warn about depending on the phpapi-* virtual package.
   * checks/files{,.desc}:
     + [RG] Warn about packages shipping PHP .ini files using old-style
       (#) comments separators.
     + [RG] Warn about packages embedding the dojo and dijit javascript
       libraries.
     + [RG] Don't warn about packages containing /sys or /selinux
       directories.  Policy 3.8.4 grants an exception to the FHS.
     + [RG] Warn about packages containing (/usr)/lib/<triplet>
       directories for a <triplet> that isn't the one of the
       architecture of the package, per Policy 3.8.4 requirement.
     + [RG] Warn about packages shipping cache files generated by
       update-mime-database.  Thanks, Jakub Wilk.  (Closes: #563685)
     + [RG] Warn about packages shipping mimeinfo.cache files, generated by
       update-desktop-database.  Thanks, Raphaël Hertzog.  (Closes: #567753)
   * checks/init.d:
     + [RG] Warn about init scripts depending on checkroot instead of
       $local_fs.
     + [RG] Remove experimental flag from remote_fs and local_fs checks.
     + [RG] Skip rc and rcS from the init script checks.
 .
   * data/debhelper/*:
     + [RG] Refresh against unstable.
   * data/fields/{perl-provides,virtual-packages}:
     + [RG] Refresh against unstable.
   * data/files/fonts:
     + [RG] Refresh against unstable.
   * data/files/triplets:
     + [RG] New file with a list of triplet<->architecture
       relationships.
   * data/output/ftp-master-{,non}fatal:
     + [RG] Refresh, without changes.
   * data/standards-version/release-dates:
     + [RG] Add the release date for Policy 3.8.4.
 .
   * debian/control:
     + [RG] Update standards version to 3.8.4 (no changes required).
   * debian/postinst:
     + [RG] Generate the locale under the correct directory.
   * debian/prerm:
     + [RG] Don't ignore errors on shell commands failures.
 .
   * frontend/lintian:
     + [RG] Fix path to the locale directory passed to LOCPATH.
       (Closes: #555408)
 .
   * private/refresh-archs:
     + [RG] Generate a list of triplet<->architecture relationships too.
 .
   * t/runtests:
     + [RG] Update standards version to 3.8.4.
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