This is actually similar to what I was experiencing. If you want to use debian/tmp you'll have to add -Pdebian/tmp to all dh_* functions that creates or install files....
On Friday 25 May 2001 14:24, Noel Koethe wrote: > Hello, > > this is my first package from scratch and I have a problem.:( > I read http://www.de.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ but I have an error when > I run: > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot > > ... > touch build-stamp > fakeroot debian/rules binary > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > dh_clean -k > rm -f debian/substvars debian/postinst.debhelper > debian/postrm.debhelper debian/preinst.debhelper debian/prerm.debhelper > rm -rf debian/drac > find . -type f -a \( -name \#\*\# -o -name \*\~ -o -name DEADJOE > -o -name \*.orig -o -name \*.rej -o -name \*.bak -o -name .\*.orig -o > -name .\*.rej -o -name .SUMS -o -name TAGS -o -name core -o \( -path > \*/.deps/\* -a -name \*.P \) \) -exec rm -f {} \; > dh_installdirs > install -d debian/drac > install -d debian/drac/usr/sbin debian/drac/usr/share/man/man3 > # Add here commands to install the package into debian/drac. > /usr/bin/make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/drac > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/noel/deb/drac-1.11' > install -c -o bin -g bin -m 0755 rpc.dracd > /home/noel/deb/drac-1.11/debian/drac/usr/sbin make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/noel/deb/drac-1.11' > dh_movefiles > dh_movefiles: debian/tmp does not exist. > make: *** [install] Error 1 > > some lines from debian/rules: > export DH_COMPAT=3 > ... > install: DH_OPTIONS= > install: build > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > dh_clean -k > dh_installdirs > > # Add here commands to install the package into debian/drac. > $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/drac > > dh_movefiles > ... > > If I switch the install line to DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > but dh_installdirs always installs into debian/drac > > Where is my error? > > Thank you. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alwyn Schoeman Prism Wireless The Internet will destroy the barriers that are isolating people from decent opportunities based on where they happened to have been born, and this will be a fundamental transformation of our global society that will greatly discomfort a lot of worthless people. Then those same worthless people will create new barriers based on access to source code, licenses, software permissions, etc. Sigh. -- Hans Reiser