Hi guys,

When I tried to convert timidity.deb package to rpm package using alien I am getting 
the following error :

<SNIP>
rajesh@rajesh:~/tmp > alien --to-rpm timidity_0.2i-9.deb
Global symbol "$f" requires explicit package name at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm l
ine 22.
Global symbol "$workdir" requires explicit package name at /usr/share/alien/Torp
m.pm line 22.
Global symbol "$nopatch" requires explicit package name at /usr/share/alien/Torp
Bareword found where operator expected at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm line 45, near "my 
$pwd=`pwd"
  (Might be a runaway multi-line `` string starting on line 22)
        (Do you need to predeclare my?)
Bareword "pwd" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm 
line 45.
Backticks found where operator expected at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm line 87, near 
"foreach (`"
  (Might be a runaway multi-line `` string starting on line 45)
        (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
Bareword "rpm" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm 
line 87.
Bareword found where operator expected at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm line 87, near 
"--showrc"
        (Missing operator before showrc?)
Backticks found where operator expected at /usr/share/alien/Torpm.pm line 87, at end 
of line
Out of memory!
Callback called exit at /usr/bin/alien line 38.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/alien line 38.
rajesh@rajesh:~/tmp >                     

<SNIP>

What could be the problem. I have installed alien RPM on my system to convert deb 
packages to RPM. It is alien-6.58-1.rpm.

Anticipating help. Thanks in advance.


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