[2019-02-11 20:14] Jelmer Vernooij <[email protected]>
> > +echo 'Update standards version, no changes needed.'
> > +echo 'Certainty: certain'
> > +echo 'Fixed-Lintian-Tags: out-of-date-standards-version'
> Standards-Version should reflect the latest version with which the
> package is compatible.
>
> https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-standards-version
>
> Upgrading to a newer version should be safe only if we're sure that
> there are no changes needed because of changes in policy.
True. But for my personal perspective, 99% of time latest debhelper
imply latest policy. Maybe, just downgrate certainity to possible
and make this check last (to simplify `git reset --hard')?
> Perhaps we could allow upgrades to a newer standards-versions if we've
> verified that all of the steps in the upgrade checklist are taken or
> irrelevant:
Well, checking them automatically would be pain.
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