Bug#535355: dpkg-dev: dpkg-gencontrol -DPackage=foo -pfoo fails if foo isn't in debian/control
Hi Raphael, sorry for the delay. Raphael Hertzog wrote: On Wed, 01 Jul 2009, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: I'm implementing automatic creation of debug packages, and to generate their binary control file I'm using dpkg-gencontrol. The debug package are not listed in debian/control, and thus when calling dpkg-gencontrol I get something like: $ dpkg-gencontrol -DPackage=foo -pfoo dpkg-gencontrol: error: package foo not in control info Since I'm adding the field Package: foo using -D, I'd expect that to work. What do you think? I'm willing to provide patches if you think this is or might be a good idea. I think this is crazy. The entry for package foo would be mostly empty anyway. My idea was to fill it with several -D options. The source entries would be inherited from the source stanza of the control file. I suggest you generate another file (copying it and extending it as required) and you use the -c option of dpkg-gencontrol to use that file instead of debian/control. That file can even be a temporary file outside of the source tree. That sounds too hacky and I want to avoid it. Right now I'm facking it from stdin but then I miss the source fields. Generating binary control files for non-referenced packages could be a new feature, but it would be a new option and would not be based on a hack like you suggest: dpkg-gencontrol --dynamic -pfoo. This would fail if the the package foo is listed in the control file. That sounds good. It's similar to defining a new package with -D, so I'm happy with it. It should work with more -D options defined for that new package. Something like dpkg-gencontrol --dynamic -pfoo -DSection=debug -DPriority=extra -Dblah -c debian/control Would that really be useful compared to creating another control file dynamically ? I think so :) My use case is ddeb creation for packages not listed in debian/control, fwiw. Thanks for your consideration, Emilio signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#535355: dpkg-dev: dpkg-gencontrol -DPackage=foo -pfoo fails if foo isn't in debian/control
On Wed, 01 Jul 2009, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: I'm implementing automatic creation of debug packages, and to generate their binary control file I'm using dpkg-gencontrol. The debug package are not listed in debian/control, and thus when calling dpkg-gencontrol I get something like: $ dpkg-gencontrol -DPackage=foo -pfoo dpkg-gencontrol: error: package foo not in control info Since I'm adding the field Package: foo using -D, I'd expect that to work. What do you think? I'm willing to provide patches if you think this is or might be a good idea. I think this is crazy. The entry for package foo would be mostly empty anyway. I suggest you generate another file (copying it and extending it as required) and you use the -c option of dpkg-gencontrol to use that file instead of debian/control. That file can even be a temporary file outside of the source tree. Generating binary control files for non-referenced packages could be a new feature, but it would be a new option and would not be based on a hack like you suggest: dpkg-gencontrol --dynamic -pfoo. This would fail if the the package foo is listed in the control file. Would that really be useful compared to creating another control file dynamically ? Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#535355: dpkg-dev: dpkg-gencontrol -DPackage=foo -pfoo fails if foo isn't in debian/control
Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.15.3 Severity: wishlist Hiya, I'm implementing automatic creation of debug packages, and to generate their binary control file I'm using dpkg-gencontrol. The debug package are not listed in debian/control, and thus when calling dpkg-gencontrol I get something like: $ dpkg-gencontrol -DPackage=foo -pfoo dpkg-gencontrol: error: package foo not in control info Since I'm adding the field Package: foo using -D, I'd expect that to work. What do you think? I'm willing to provide patches if you think this is or might be a good idea. Thanks, Emilio -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on: ii binutils 2.19.1-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii bzip2 1.0.5-3high-quality block-sorting file co ii dpkg 1.15.3 Debian package management system ii libtimedate-perl 1.1600-9 Time and date functions for Perl ii lzma 4.43-14Compression method of 7z format in ii make 3.81-6 An utility for Directing compilati ii patch 2.5.9-5Apply a diff file to an original ii perl [perl5] 5.10.0-23 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii perl-modules 5.10.0-23 Core Perl modules Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends: ii build-essential 11.4 Informational list of build-essent ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.3.3-9 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.1 [c-compiler] 4.1.2-26 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.3 [c-compiler] 4.3.3-13 The GNU C compiler ii gnupg 1.4.9-4GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep ii gpgv 1.4.9-4GNU privacy guard - signature veri Versions of packages dpkg-dev suggests: ii debian-keyring2009.05.28 GnuPG (and obsolete PGP) keys of D ii debian-maintainers1.61 GPG keys of Debian maintainers -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
