[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Lintian warnings

[Patrick Matthäi]

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Michael S Gilbert schrieb:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Michael S Gilbert wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:44 AM, Bertrand Marc wrote:
>>>
>>> 2009/8/28 Michael S Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert at gmail.com>
>>>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:49:29 +0200 Patrick Matthäi wrote:
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>>>>> Hi,
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>>>>> would be nice if someone could take care of the following warnings, then
>>>>> we are lintian warning (also pendantic) free :o
>>>>>
>>>>> W: fglrx-driver: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/atiodcli
>>>>> W: fglrx-driver: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/atiode
>>>>> I: fglrx-driver: possible-documentation-but-no-doc-base-registration
>>>> i can take a look at this if i find some free time this weekend.
>>>>
>>>> mike
>>>>
>>>
>>> But do you know the purpose of these binaries  to write a man page about
>>> them ? I know I don't. Here is a clue I found about atiode :
>>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_overdrive_linux&num=3
>> attached is a man page i've developed for atiode.  i haven't been able
>> to find any useful information about using atiodcli.
> 
> i've done a little more research on atiodcli.  cli likely refers to
> the ati control center windows system tray process [0], which is
> likely useless on linux.  i've removed the atiodcli binary and have no
> problem playing quakelive, glxgears, and heros of newerth, so i don't
> think it is necessary.  i would say the best bet is to remove it from
> the package until a user complains that they need it?

Then we just leave it as it is.


> 
> mike
> 
> [0] http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/cli.exe.html
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