' expects the command and all its arguments as a
shell expression whereas all the rest expect the command and its
arguments as separate arguments to themselves.
Please see the manpage for dpkg-buildpackage and make sure that it
implements what the manpage in 1.4.0 says:
-rgain-root-command
as separate arguments to themselves.
Hmmm.
: implements what the manpage in 1.4.0 says:
:-rgain-root-command
: When dpkg-buildpackage needs to execute part of the
...
: There are several solutions that wouldn't necessarily break anything:
:
: 3. Switch from using su to using
On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
Ian Jackson wrote:
: Please REVERSE the change you made to make the default rootcommand be
: `eval'.
Yes, please do, dpkg-buildpackage 1.4.0.1 is *BROKEN* for me as I can
no longer use sudo to build my packages.
Just trying ... sudo can't cope
Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.0
1) dpkg-buildpackage is supposed to pass the v, m, and C flags to
dpkg-genchanges, but it doesn't.
The following patch corrects this:
--- dpkg-buildpackage~ Wed Sep 11 17:20:10 1996
+++ dpkg-buildpackage Sun Sep 22 01:38:03 1996
@@ -106,7 +106,7
Heiko Schlittermann writes:
Perhaps someone should release dpkg_1.4.1 ... If there are no
voluntaries, I'd do it.
But please name it 1.4.0.1 (as Ian proposed). :-)
Anyway, there's another nasty problem with dpkg-buildpackage, namely that is
doesn't quote the commands executed via $rootcommand
Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
Yes, dpkg-source bails out if tar reports hardlinks:
And if tar converts non ascii-characters in file names to octal representation.
This happens with the kbd package which has a file with a Unicode-encoded
name for demonstration purposes.
I have already reported this
Karl Sackett wrote:
:
: Package: dpkg-dev
: Version: 1.4.0
:
: The umask for my account is set to 077. Those portions of dpkg-buildpackage
: which run as root create files with protection set to 600 and owned by
: root.root. Because of this, the non-root portions of dpkg-buildpackage
: cannot
On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote:
On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@
listed by tar as \`$_');
$fn= $filesinarchive[$efix++]; $mode= $1;
if ($mode =~ m/^l/) { $_ =~ s/ -\ .*//; }
+if (/ link to /) {
On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
Hmm, should the root portions change the umask before creating any
files? (I think, it's no good idea.)
I also think it's a bad idea of dpkg to change the umask. His
debian/rules should fix the permissions of files it creates. This is a
-buildpackage, namely that is
: doesn't quote the commands executed via $rootcommand. Here's a patch:
:
: --- dpkg-buildpackage.old Fri Sep 20 11:25:32 1996
: +++ dpkg-buildpackage Fri Sep 20 11:25:08 1996
... I'll apply it.
Any other patches out there?
Heiko
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Dale Scheetz writes:
I am converting the joe package to the new source format and have run into
a strange problem. The first time I run dpkg-buildpackage the .orig tree
is tarred up ok. The second time I run it, it tries to use the tar.gz file
created in the previous run but fails, giving
On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, Michael Meskes wrote:
dpkg-source: error: tarfile `joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz' contains unexpected
object listed by tar as `-rw-r--r-- root/users0 Jan 22 22:45 1995
joe-2.8.orig/jmacsrc link to joe-2.8.orig/.jmacsrc', expected
`joe-2.8.orig/jmacsrc'
dpkg-source:
llucius wrote:
:
: On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote:
: dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz
: dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz
: dpkg-source: error: tarfile `joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz' contains unexpected
: object listed by tar as
Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.0
The umask for my account is set to 077. Those portions of dpkg-buildpackage
which run as root create files with protection set to 600 and owned by
root.root. Because of this, the non-root portions of dpkg-buildpackage
cannot access the files debian/files
On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@
listed by tar as \`$_');
$fn= $filesinarchive[$efix++]; $mode= $1;
if ($mode =~ m/^l/) { $_ =~ s/ -\ .*//; }
+if (/ link to /) { $_ =~ s/ link to .*//; }
Michael Meskes wrote:
:
: dpkg-source -b joe-2.8
: dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz
: dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz
: dpkg-source: error: tarfile `joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz' contains unexpected
: object listed by tar as `-rw-r--r--
I am converting the joe package to the new source format and have run into
a strange problem. The first time I run dpkg-buildpackage the .orig tree
is tarred up ok. The second time I run it, it tries to use the tar.gz file
created in the previous run but fails, giving:
dpkg-source -b joe-2.8
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote:
dpkg-source -b joe-2.8
dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: building joe using existing joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: error: tarfile `joe_2.8.orig.tar.gz' contains unexpected
object listed by tar as `-rw-r--r--
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote:
I am converting the joe package to the new source format and have run into
a strange problem.
What version of tar are you using? tar 1.11.11 is a beta that changes
tar's behavior in all sorts of terrible ways. GNU accidentally
released it and then
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Guy Maor wrote:
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote:
I am converting the joe package to the new source format and have run into
a strange problem.
What version of tar are you using? tar 1.11.11 is a beta that changes
tar's behavior in all sorts of terrible
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.3.14
When using dpkg-buildpackage with the -r option the command debian/rules
binary etc. should be quoted IMO. Otherwise using su -c as root command
results in debian/rules being called without an argument.
Michael
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Michael Meskes
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.3.12
sfere:/home/ftp/pub/debian/binary/base$ dpkg-buildpackage -h
[...]
Usage: dpkg-buildpackage [options]
Options: -rgain-root-command
[...]
-si (default) src includes orig for rev. 0 or 1} genchanges
-sa uploaded src includes orig
Dale Scheetz writes (Re: dpkg-buildpackage and -source questions):
On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Ian Jackson wrote:
If you get this message [deleted]
you should upgrade your cpio. [...]
This resolved the problem for me. At least at this point I can unpack
hello ok. Shouldn't dpkg have a depends
If you get this message:
dpkg-source: error: tarfile `./exmh_1.6.9.orig.tar.gz' contains object with
newline in its name
(exmh-1.6.9.orig/?exmh-1.6.9.orig/exmh.README?exmh-1.6.9.orig/COPYRIGHT?exmh-1.6.9.orig/e...(rest
of output deleted)
You should upgrade your cpio. Unfortunately the
On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Ian Jackson wrote:
If you get this message:
dpkg-source: error: tarfile `./exmh_1.6.9.orig.tar.gz' contains object with
newline in its name
(exmh-1.6.9.orig/?exmh-1.6.9.orig/exmh.README?exmh-1.6.9.orig/COPYRIGHT?exmh-1.6.9.orig/e...(rest
of output deleted)
You
Karl Sackett writes (dpkg-buildpackage and -source questions):
Regarding the -r option for dpkg-buildpackage, are there any
examples of what's called for here? Is the gain-root-command
something each developer provides for himself, or is there a command
or shell somewhere that performs
Regarding the -r option for dpkg-buildpackage, are there any examples of what's
called for here? Is the gain-root-command something each developer provides
for himself, or is there a command or shell somewhere that performs this
function?
Invoked as root, dpkg-buildpackage works fine. But when
Peter Tobias asks me in private email:
...
BTW: I didn't have much time the last weeks (and I won't have much
time the next weeks) so I wasn't able to check if this new source
format will also work for packages like netstd (packages which contain
lots of sub packages each with its own original
Ian Jackson wrote:
BTW: I didn't have much time the last weeks (and I won't have much
time the next weeks) so I wasn't able to check if this new source
format will also work for packages like netstd (packages which contain
lots of sub packages each with its own original source. Do you
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