[Pkg-openssl-devel] Comments regarding openssl_3.0.0~~alpha1-1_amd64.changes

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior sebastian at breakpoint.cc
Wed Jun 17 22:24:09 BST 2020


On 2020-06-08 21:32:52 [+0000], Scott Kitterman wrote:
> I am going to accept this upload since it is aimed at Experimental, but please
> look into the lintian error/warnings and correct them in a future upload.
> Particularly the error should be fixed or overridden if it's wrong (and a bug
> filed on the lintian package).
> 
> ---- lintian 2.79.0~bpo10+1 check for openssl_3.0.0~~alpha1-1.dsc ----
> W: openssl source: missing-file-from-potfiles-in libssl1.1.templates
I have this on my list.

> W: openssl source: missing-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright artistic (paragraph at line 23)
> W: openssl source: missing-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright gpl-1+ (paragraph at line 23)
> W: openssl source: missing-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright gpl-2+ (paragraph at line 19)

I fixed these.

> ---- lintian 2.79.0~bpo10+1 check for libssl3_3.0.0~~alpha1-1_amd64.deb ----
> E: libssl3: no-debconf-config

On my list.

> W: libssl3: link-to-shared-library-in-wrong-package usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.3 usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so
> W: libssl3: link-to-shared-library-in-wrong-package usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.3 usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so
fixed.

> W: libssl3: postinst-uses-db-input

on my list.

> W: libssl3: shared-library-lacks-prerequisites usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/engines-3/capi.so
fixed.

> Additionally, while the Apache 2.0 license does not require copyright
> attributions to be distributed with the binaries, it should be correct and it
> is still preferable that it be complete.
> 
> This OpenSSL Project Authors copyright is listed with a start year of 1995,
> not 1998.
> 
> The following additional copyright holders are not listed and should be:
…

I added them all and merged multiple years into one line per copyright
holder. According to 
   https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/#copyright-field

it is okay.

> Scott K

Sebastian



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