Public bug reported: Binary package hint: checkinstall
Checkinstall fails to build some packages, for instance kmess. Copying files to the temporary directory...OK Stripping ELF binaries and libraries...OK Compressing man pages...OK Building file list...OK Building Debian package... FAILED! *** Failed to build the package dpkg-deb: parse error, in file `/var/tmp/tmp.wonjg31156/package/DEBIAN/control' near line 8 package `kmess': `Depends' field, invalid package name `%{kdelibs_package}': must start with an alphanumeric >From the error message I get the impression that checkinstall is not compatible with the recent changes Ubuntu made to dev packaging. This is using Kubuntu 8.10. Checkinstall 1.6.1-7ubuntu1 I initially reported this as a kmess bug, but authors think that this is a checkinstall problem, see the discursion: http://kmess.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3558 Thanks you. ** Affects: checkinstall (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- checkinstall is not compatible with the recent changes Ubuntu made to dev packaging https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317255 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs