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[opt/trinity/lib/libkommando.so.1.0.0]
[opt/trinity/lib/trinity/kcm_kommando.so]
[opt/trinity/lib/trinity/kded_kommandod.so]
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[opt/trinity/lib/libkommando.so.1.0.0]
[opt/trinity/lib/trinity/kcm_kommando.so]
[opt/trinity/lib/trinity/kded_kommandod.so]
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Lintian run for kommando-trinity package.
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| Source package | kommando-trinity_4:14.2.0~pre50-0ubuntu22.04.0+7 |
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| System tar | system.tar.xz |
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| Package upload | kommando-trinity_4:14.2.0~pre50-0ubuntu22.04.0+7 |
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| Lintian report | lintian: kommando-trinity | |
| Lintian report | lintian: kommando-trinity | |
| Debug log | debusine:work-request-debug-logs |
Work requests that must be completed before this one can run.
| 260030 | 2 days, 7 hours | Worker | sbuild: kommando-trinity_4:14.2.0~pre50-0ubuntu22.04.0+7 (amd64) | Completed | Success |
This work request is not required by any other one.
Internal collection: workflow-259986
backend: unshare build_architecture: amd64 environment: debian/match:codename=jammy exclude_tags: [] fail_on_severity: error include_tags: [] input: binary_artifacts: - internal@collections/name:build-amd64 source_artifact: 818817@artifacts output: {} target_distribution: debian:jammy
backend: unshare build_architecture: amd64 environment: debian/match:codename=jammy exclude_tags: [] fail_on_severity: error include_tags: [] input: binary_artifacts: - internal@collections/name:build-amd64 source_artifact: 818817@artifacts output: {} target_distribution: debian:jammy task_configuration: 1021
provided: - task:group:debusine::Admins - task:group:debusine::TDE-Owners - task:scope:debusine - task:source-package:kommando-trinity - task:workspace:debusine:trinity-testing required: - worker:executor:unshare - worker:task:worker:lintian:version:1 - worker:type:external
configuration_context: jammy environment_id: 27656 input_binary_artifacts_ids: - 826866 input_source_artifact_id: 818817 parameter_summary: kommando-trinity_4:14.2.0~pre50-0ubuntu22.04.0+7 runtime_context: binary-all+binary-any+source:jammy subject: kommando-trinity
{ "step": "lintian-amd64", "display_name": "Lintian for amd64+all+source" }
{ "on_success": [ { "action": "update-collection-with-artifacts", "variables": null, "collection": "internal@collections", "name_template": "lintian-amd64", "artifact_filters": { "category": "debian:lintian" } } ] }
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