Quoting Ansgar Burchardt (ans...@debian.org): > Package: userdevfs > Version: 0.17 > > userdevfs includes device files which makes dak's lintian check unhappy > and violates Policy 10.6 (not sure how far this applies for udebs): > > On 07/25/2013 12:37, Cron Daemon wrote: > > W: lintian failed for > > /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/tmp/dakay42em/userdevfs_0.17_i386.changes > > [return code: 2]. > > W: [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/ram0: Cannot mknod: Operation not > > permitted > > [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/vc/2: Cannot mknod: Operation not > > permitted > [...] > > [possible output:] /bin/tar: ./dev/tty: Cannot mknod: Operation not > > permitted > > [possible output:] /bin/tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous > > errors > > [possible output:] internal error: dpkg-deb | tar failed with status 2 at > > /usr/share/lintian/collection/unpacked line 82 > > [possible output:] warning: collect info unpacked about package userdevfs > > failed > > [possible output:] warning: skipping check of udeb package userdevfs > > As the package description mentions pre-2.6 kernels I'm also wondering > if the package is still needed?
I wondered also....but found out that the package is mentioned in at least on pkg-list for armel builds.
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