[csw-maintainers] checkpkg: check for empty files?

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi,

Am 27.09.2011 um 19:24 schrieb Sebastian Kayser:
> what do you guys think about a checkpkg check that throws an error if it
> encounters empty files in a package? Are there valid cases for shipping
> empty files? Maciej, can you query the pkgdb for empty files?
> 
> Background:
> stunnel overhauled its autoconf setup with the recent 4.44 release and
> as a result, messed up its sample certificate generation. The generated
> and packaged sample certificate was empty. A good look at the build
> process showed the issue, but this could have also gone unnoticed.

This looks like a perfect situation for a plugin where anyone interested
can check for empty files to have a rationale for the real implementation.


Best regards

  -- Dago

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