[Pkg-pascal-devel] Bug#1036293: lazarus: LHelp needs CHM files to display online help

[Mike Swanson]

Source: lazarus
Version: 2.2.6+dfsg2-1
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: mikeonthecomputer at gmail.com

In order to resolve lintian reports in the Lazarus source package, the
precompiled Windows help files (*.chm format) were removed and the package
reuploaded.  However, these files are actually essential to Lazarus's ability
to display help via the built-in LHelp program, which is launched via the Help
menu in the application.  Without these files, Lazarus is unable to display
help through this mechanism. 

Instead of removing the files, I would recommend shutting up Lintian through
any possible means, if there is a way to make an exception or teach Lintian
how to do an exception for that particular warning.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-9-amd64 (SMP w/32 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled