[PATCH datacenter-manager v2 0/4] Fix or ignore lintian errors

[PATCH datacenter-manager v2 0/4] Fix or ignore lintian errors

[Lukas Wagner]

Changes since v1:
  - rebased
  - slightly rephrase man page for pdmAtoB (Thx @ Shannon!)

Lukas Wagner (4):
  debian: silence 'field-too-long Build-Depends' error
  debian: add uses-dpkg-database-directly override for pdmAtoB
  debian: add lintian-override allowing the banner service in
    getty.target
  docs: add simple man page for pdmAtoB

 debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install       |  1 +
 ...proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides |  2 ++
 debian/source/lintian-overrides                 |  1 +
 docs/Makefile                                   |  1 +
 docs/conf.py                                    |  1 +
 docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst                           | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 debian/source/lintian-overrides
 create mode 100644 docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst

-- 
2.47.3

[PATCH datacenter-manager v2 1/4] debian: silence 'field-too-long Build-Depends' error

[Lukas Wagner]

We just have a lot of build dependencies.

The override was copied over from proxmox-backup.

Signed-off-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
Tested-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
---
 debian/source/lintian-overrides | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 debian/source/lintian-overrides

diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e067c88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+proxmox-datacenter-manager source: field-too-long Build-Depends (* chars > 5000)
-- 
2.47.3

[PATCH datacenter-manager v2 2/4] debian: add uses-dpkg-database-directly override for pdmAtoB

[Lukas Wagner]

Signed-off-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
Tested-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
---
 debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides b/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides
index 75869104..1f2ea905 100644
--- a/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 package-installs-apt-sources [etc/apt/sources.list.d/pdm-enterprise.sources]
+uses-dpkg-database-directly [usr/sbin/pdmAtoB]
 uses-dpkg-database-directly [usr/libexec/proxmox/proxmox-datacenter-api]
 uses-dpkg-database-directly [usr/libexec/proxmox/proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api]
-- 
2.47.3

[PATCH datacenter-manager v2 3/4] debian: add lintian-override allowing the banner service in getty.target

[Lukas Wagner]

Signed-off-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
Tested-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
---
 debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides b/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides
index 1f2ea905..34a4e114 100644
--- a/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.lintian-overrides
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package-installs-apt-sources [etc/apt/sources.list.d/pdm-enterprise.sources]
+systemd-service-file-refers-to-unusual-wantedby-target getty.target [usr/lib/systemd/system/proxmox-datacenter-manager-banner.service]
 uses-dpkg-database-directly [usr/sbin/pdmAtoB]
 uses-dpkg-database-directly [usr/libexec/proxmox/proxmox-datacenter-api]
 uses-dpkg-database-directly [usr/libexec/proxmox/proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api]
-- 
2.47.3

[PATCH datacenter-manager v2 4/4] docs: add simple man page for pdmAtoB

[Lukas Wagner]

Mostly to silence the lintian warning complaining about the missing
page. The content was copied over from PBS and adapted.

Signed-off-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
Tested-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
---

Notes:
    Changes since v1:
      - rebased
      - slightly rephrased the pdmAtoB man page, thx @ Shannon

 debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install |  1 +
 docs/Makefile                             |  1 +
 docs/conf.py                              |  1 +
 docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst                     | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst

diff --git a/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install b/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install
index 001d7272..fad3f4a4 100644
--- a/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install
+++ b/debian/proxmox-datacenter-manager.install
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ usr/sbin/pdmAtoB
 usr/sbin/proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin
 usr/share/bash-completion/completions/pdmAtoB.bash
 usr/share/bash-completion/completions/proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin.bash
+usr/share/man/man1/pdmAtoB.1
 usr/share/man/man1/proxmox-datacenter-api.1
 usr/share/man/man1/proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin.1
 usr/share/man/man1/proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api.1
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 0487c97e..faa633bc 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ GENERATED_SYNOPSIS := \
 	config/views/config.rst \
 
 MAN1_PAGES := \
+	pdmAtoB.1 \
 	proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin.1 \
 	proxmox-datacenter-manager-client.1 \
 	proxmox-datacenter-api.1 \
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9de1d1da..39724ef3 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ man_pages = [
     ('proxmox-datacenter-api/man1', 'proxmox-datacenter-api', 'Proxmox Datacenter Manager Public API Server', [author], 1),
     ('proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api/man1', 'proxmox-datacenter-privileged-api', 'Proxmox Datacenter Manager Privileged API Server', [author], 1),
     # CLI
+    ('pdmAtoB/man1', 'pdmAtoB', 'Upgrade checker for Proxmox Datacenter Manager', [author], 1),
     ('proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin/man1', 'proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin', 'Command line tool for managing Proxmox Datacenter Manager hosts.', [author], 1),
     ('proxmox-datacenter-manager-client/man1', 'proxmox-datacenter-manager-client', 'Command line tool for connecting and controlling the remotes and resources of a Proxmox Datacenter Manager hosts.', [author], 1),
     # configs
diff --git a/docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst b/docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04a6ff26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/pdmAtoB/man1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+:orphan:
+
+
+=======
+pdmAtoB
+=======
+
+Description
+===========
+
+This tool will help you detect common pitfalls and misconfigurations before and
+during the upgrade of a Proxmox Datacenter Manager system. Any failures or
+warnings must be addressed prior to the upgrade. If you suspect that a message
+is a false positive, utmost carefulness is advised when proceeding with the
+upgrade.
+
+.. include:: ../pdm-copyright.rst
-- 
2.47.3

applied-series: [PATCH datacenter-manager v2 0/4] Fix or ignore lintian errors

[Fabian Grünbichler]

On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:19:20 +0100, Lukas Wagner wrote:
> Changes since v1:
>   - rebased
>   - slightly rephrase man page for pdmAtoB (Thx @ Shannon!)
> 
> Lukas Wagner (4):
>   debian: silence 'field-too-long Build-Depends' error
>   debian: add uses-dpkg-database-directly override for pdmAtoB
>   debian: add lintian-override allowing the banner service in
>     getty.target
>   docs: add simple man page for pdmAtoB
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/4] debian: silence 'field-too-long Build-Depends' error
      commit: 88088ec11d2532cab6cdf16caa840858ff79aaed
[2/4] debian: add uses-dpkg-database-directly override for pdmAtoB
      commit: 2aee9afb21218f4c4d75136a31d77e7ce62b6bb1
[3/4] debian: add lintian-override allowing the banner service in getty.target
      commit: 0f508284ff93844a6a0daa957746d355b5901dc9
[4/4] docs: add simple man page for pdmAtoB
      commit: 2de0e34887cd7f149f7381e543444659fb9cc130

Best regards,
-- 
Fabian Grünbichler <f.gruenbichler@proxmox.com>