Public bug reported: There is no debian/changelog file involved when using equivs-build, so would the "fatal error occurred while parsing debian/changelog" error be a bug?
Here are the details: $ cat ttf-ubuntu-font-family Package: ttf-ubuntu-font-family Architecture: all Version: 91:0.83-2 Multi-Arch: foreign Priority: optional Section: universe/oldlibs Source: fonts-ubuntu (0.83-2) Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force <pkg-fonts-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 40 Depends: fonts-ubuntu Homepage: https://design.ubuntu.com/font/ Description: sans-serif font set from Ubuntu (transitional package) (equ-dummy) Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, lubuntu-live-share, core-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk $ equivs-build ttf-ubuntu-font-family dh_testdir dh_testroot dh_prep dh_testdir dh_testroot dh_install dh_installdocs dh_installchangelogs dh_installchangelogs: warning: debian/changelog(l2): found end of file where expected first heading dh_installchangelogs: error: fatal error occurred while parsing debian/changelog debian/rules:20: recipe for target 'binary-indep' failed make: *** [binary-indep] Error 255 Error in the build process: exit status 2 $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release: 18.04 $ apt-cache policy equivs equivs: Installed: 2.1.0 Candidate: 2.1.0 Version table: *** 2.1.0 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: equivs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1834779 Title: equivs-build: fatal error occurred while parsing debian/changelog To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/equivs/+bug/1834779/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs