David Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> E: gcvs: interpreter-not-absolute ./usr/share/gcvs/ChangeRoot.tcl
> #!CVSGUI1.0
>
> W: gcvs: script-not-executable ./usr/share/gcvs/ChangeRoot.tcl
> W: gcvs: unusual-interpreter ./usr/share/gcvs/ChangeRoot.tcl #!CVSGUI1.0
>
> Actually I get that error for every file in share/gcvs/*.tcl (18
> files). It is all true, but I don't see why it's an error in this
> case. The scripts are used as macro extensions to the gui and are
> not runnable from the command line so the "script-not-executable"
> warning doesn't matter.
True. lintian should probably not insist on execute permissons of
things that look like scripts if they are outside a .../bin directory.
And if a script is not executable, the hash-bang line is of no
consequence, and should therefore not be checked for errors.
> But that's what this package uses to check if the script is the
> correct type.
It could be argued that selection of a magic that starts with "#!" is
not the best choice. But it's not an error either.
> All that being the case, how do I get lintian to shut up?
Since I think lintian is generally wrong on this (not just
misdiagnosing your special case), the best way is to report a bug on
lintian -- preferrably with a patch.
In the mean time, you can use overrides. See section 2.4 of the
Lintian User's Manual.
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Robbe
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