[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#999497: lintian: complain about packages with parts of npm2deb FIX_ME or templates still present

[Paul Wise]

Package: lintian
Version: 2.111.0
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-CC: npm2deb at packages.debian.org

npm2deb converts node/npm packages to Debian source packages, in the
process it leaves FIX_ME items and template info in various places in
the Debian source package for the maintainer to clean up before upload.
Sometimes these FIX_ME items even get past the NEW queue (for example
node-winston). I looked at the npm2deb source code and found several
strings that need to be checked for. There may be some more strings
that I missed though. Note that the description_template string could
contain an upstream_description string, so you will need to check for
the prefix and suffix instead of the whole string.

PS: I wonder if there should be a standard prefix for all template
strings that all packaging tools could use in their templates or
template strings and then lintian could just check for that prefix.

https://wiki.debian.org/AutomaticPackagingTools

npm2deb/__init__.py:

        self.debian_license = "FIX_ME debian license"
        self.debian_author = 'FIX_ME debian author'
        args['Description'] = 'FIX_ME write the Debian package description'
            self.upstream_license = "FIX_ME upstream license"
            self.upstream_version = 'FIX_ME version'
            self.upstream_description = 'FIX_ME no upstream package description'
        result = 'FIX_ME upstream author'
        result = 'FIX_ME repo url'

npm2deb/templates.py:

   description_template = """ Write the short and long descriptions for the Debian package as
    explained in the Developer's Reference, §6.2.1 – §6.2.3.
    .
    You can start with the short upstream package description,
    “%(upstream_description)s”.
    .
    Be aware that most upstream package descriptions are not written to
    conform with Debian package guidelines. You need to explain the role
    of this package for a Debian audience.
    .
    Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
   """

-- 
bye,
pabs

https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
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