On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 11:29:36PM -0800, joseph lockhart wrote: > trying to make a dummy package in equivs, followed all > instructions and edited the resulting control file as > root. on the equivs-build step get the following > output > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/terminalphile-0.1$ sudo > equivs-build terminalphile > 822-date: warning: This program is deprecated. Please > use 'date -R' instead. > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > dh_clean -k > sh: cannot open terminalphile: No such file > dh_clean: command returned error code > make: *** [install] Error 1 > Error in the build process: exit status 2 > > a second run with the --full modifier returns > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/terminalphile-0.1$ sudo > equivs-build terminalphile --full > 822-date: warning: This program is deprecated. Please > use 'date -R' instead. > parsechangelog/debian: error: badly formatted heading > line, at file debian/changelog line 1 > debuild: fatal error at line 623: > problem executing dpkg-parsechangelog | grep: > Error in the build process: exit status 1 > > any ideas on what the problem is and how to fix?
I am not an expert on this, but have dabbled here recently. seems like there is a problem in debian/changelog, there is a specific format for them, something like custom-apt (0.2) unstable; urgency=low * Release -- Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:42:40 +1100 I would guess the script that is making the change log for you is screwing up the date field (find the line and replace it with date -R alex > > jwlockhart > > Registered Linux User #458799 > this user is penguin powered > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better pen pal. > Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. > http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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