Bug#832059: pkg-perl-tools: "dpt gen-itp" prints Config::Model warning inside ITP text

[gregor herrmann]

On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:39:23 +0100, Balint Reczey wrote:

> > When running "dpt gen-itp" for a package where the debian/copyright
> > format is on http:// (https:// is still disputed IIRC), "dpt gen-itp"
> > throws a warning in the middle of the to be copy-and-pasted ITP text:
> > 
> > […]
> >   Version         : …
> > Warning in 'Format' value 'http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/': Format uses insecure http protocol instead of https
> >   Upstream Author : …
> > […]
> > 
> > While this warning might be helpful in other cases, it's clearly
> > unwanted when using it just to determine the license.
> 
> One can redirect stderr to avoid the warning:
> $ dpt gen-itp 2>/dev/null
> 
> IMHO this is not a bug BTW. Seeing the warning is useful and in case
> https:// should not be preferred then is should be fixed in cme.

I'm also considering this a non-bug, as the warning is on STDERR, so
redirecting the output to a file or piping it to e.g. "| mutt -H -"
(or sendmail etc.) is not affected by it.


Cheers,
gregor

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