Package: src:libzen Version: 0.4.32-1 User: sanv...@debian.org Usertags: binary-indep Severity: important
Dear maintainer: I tried to build this package with "dpkg-buildpackage -A" (i.e. only architecture-independent packages), and it failed: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [...] debian/rules build-indep dh build-indep --parallel dh_testdir -i -O--parallel debian/rules override_dh_auto_configure make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>' mkdir -p build/ dh_auto_configure -DProject/CMake -Bbuild/ cmake ../Project/CMake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var -- The C compiler identification is GNU 5.2.1 -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 5.2.1 -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works [... snipped ...] -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Conf_Internal.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/CriticalSection.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Dir.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/File.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/FileName.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Format/Html/Html_Handler.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Format/Html/Html_Request.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Format/Http/Http_Cookies.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Format/Http/Http_Handler.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Format/Http/Http_Request.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Format/Http/Http_Utils.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/InfoMap.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/MemoryDebug.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/OS_Utils.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/PreComp.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Thread.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Trace.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Translation.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Utils.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/Ztring.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/ZtringList.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/ZtringListList.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/ZtringListListF.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/int128s.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/include/ZenLib/int128u.h -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/libzen.pc -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/zenlib/ZenLibConfig.cmake -- Installing: /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/tmp/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/zenlib/ZenLibConfigVersion.cmake make[2]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/build' make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>' debian/rules override_dh_installdocs make[1]: Entering directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>' dh_installdocs fromdos debian/*/usr/share/doc/*/*.txt fromdos: Unable to access file "debian/*/usr/share/doc/*/*.txt". debian/rules:32: recipe for target 'override_dh_installdocs' failed make[1]: *** [override_dh_installdocs] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>' debian/rules:39: recipe for target 'binary-indep' failed make: *** [binary-indep] Error 2 dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary-indep gave error exit status 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry not to have a fix, as I am reporting many bugs similar to this one. The common hints are: * If the only architecture-independent packages are dummy transitional ones and they were released with jessie, the easy fix is to drop them now. * When using "dh", it is allowed to use (independently) optional targets override_dh_foo-arch and override_dh_foo-indep (for several values of "foo"). Once that both "dpkg-buildpackage -A" and "dpkg-buildpackage -B" work properly, the package would be suitable to be uploaded in source-only form if you wish. Thanks.