Bug#686543: netcat.c:1797:16: error: expected ')' before 'DEBIAN_VERSION'

fixed 686543 1.10-40 thanks Hi, This is not exactly a bug, at least not as reported. Whenever you define a macro you are defining code that the compiler will check. To pass a string to the compiler you need to escape the double quotes. So: $ make linux DFLAGS='-DDEBIAN_VERSION=\"foo\"' Should w

Bug#686543: netcat.c:1797:16: error: expected ')' before 'DEBIAN_VERSION'

severity 686543 normal thanks Hi Tech, On 3 September 2012 00:57, Tech wrote: > Severity: serious > Justification: fails to build from source (but built successfully in the past) I have been able to build this package successfully using pbuilder [1], therefore I'm downgrading the severity of th

Bug#686543: netcat.c:1797:16: error: expected ')' before 'DEBIAN_VERSION'

Package: netcat-traditional Version: 1.10-40 Severity: serious Justification: fails to build from source (but built successfully in the past) The source package `netcat-traditional' does not build, make dies this way: $ make linux make -e nc XFLAGS='-DLINUX' STATIC=-static make[1]: Enterin