On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:53:03PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Lintian has the following tag: > > Tag: binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath > Severity: serious > > and ftpmaster requires an override for this tag to allow packages into > the archive. I believe Policy is currently silent on this topic. The > normative contents of that wiki page should be turned into a Policy > proposal.
I would suggest a new lintian tag 'rpath-outside-usr-lib' that flags packages with rpath pointing outside /usr/lib and /lib. This clearly warrant a REJECT but have much less false positives than binary-or-shlib-defines-rpath. REJECTing pacjages before the policy is clearly laid out might lead maintainers to add the override without much though whether the RPATH is a good idea. Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
