Forwarded for Mats … my laziness not yet
changing his e-mail address: first thing tomorrow.

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Wichmann, Mats D" <mats.d.wichmann@intel.com>
> To: <rpm-lsb@rpm5.org>
> Cc:
> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:39:55 -0600
> Subject: Re: RHEL6 popt-1.13-6 for pkgchk test fodder
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <n3npq@mac.com> wrote:
>> I will be using popt-1.13-7.x86_64 built using this version
>> of RPM:
>>        $ rpm -q rpm-build
>>        rpm-build-4.8.0-19.el6_2.1.x86_64
>> which is (arguably) "bog standard" even if not yet LSB standard.
>> 
>> The amount of sewage from LSB pkgchk from a "bog standard"
>> package will be the first item I will attempt to repair based on
>> this rationale
>>        Tools that spew "Danger Will Robinson!" errors just aren't all that useful.
>> 
>> Instead the tool should include a --verbose mode and succinct text
>> describing the failure context.
>> 
>> Its is also pretty clear that there are several mixed layers of testing
>> that have nothing whatsoever to do with "package format conformance"
>> that will need disablers/enablers.
> 
> one large layer of "cruft" is the bolted on bits to answer the
> "it should be possibly to run lsbappchk on the package payload"
> request from some years back, which means pkgchk has an
> embedded copy of the app checker.