changelog-file-missing-in-native-package

[cdanger]

Hello,
I have the following errors when checking my jdeb-generated debian package with lintian:
changelog-file-missing-in-native-package
no-copyright-file

(I already have the contents of debian/changelog and debian/copyright ready.)
Could you tell me where to put the changelog and copyright files in the maven project and if any specific jdeb configuration is necessary to handle these files?
I am using jdeb 1.4 and my "controlDir" is "src/debian/control" if this is of any help.

Thanks for your support.

[tcurdt]

Well, it says https://lintian.debian.org/tags/changelog-file-missing-in-native-package.html

Each Debian package (which provides a /usr/share/doc/pkg directory) has to install a changelog file. ..., the file should usually be installed as /usr/share/doc/pkg/changelog.gz

Note that Lintian may emit this tag if the changelog exists, but it does not look like a Debian changelog.

Which I read as if you have to have a file at /usr/share/doc/pkg/changelog.gz (or possibly /usr/share/doc/pkg/changelog) - be it empty or not. But only if you have a /usr/share/doc/pkg.

So you could create a new data section and map your file changelog accordingly into that location.

For the copyright see https://lintian.debian.org/tags/no-copyright-file.html

[cdanger]

OK. I used a data section as you suggested. Now I have a new complaint from lintian:
changelog-file-not-compressed changelog
... which is already addressed by issue #157
So I can close this ticket. Thanks for your help.