On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 06:39, Arnold Czeman (aczeman) < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I have a little problem with the newest version of pam source package on > Bionic. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.1.8-3.6ubuntu2.18.04.2/ > I would like to import to a git repo with gbp tool, but this package seems > to have > a wrong a package format. > The earlier version of this package were non-native debian packages, they > had extra > archives which name match a *.diff.gz or a *.debian.tar.* pattern. They > had > two component version string (where a '-' concatenates the upstream > version and the > debian version). > Right, the package should be non-native. But for some reason it is. All versions in bionic since release have been native though. > The current version of this pam package has no extra archives, so it seems > to be a > native debian package, but it cannot be native package because it has a > wrong version > string format for this package format. > I have found a description of the debian source package formats here: > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What_is_the_difference_between_a_native_Debian_package_and_a_non-native_package.3F > I have also checked the gbp tool source code, and it seems to be a > compatible one with > this description. > > Could you please make a correct version string if you want this will be a > native package, otherwise > please generate a *.diff.gz or a *.debian.tar.* archive, just like an > older version of this > package! > It's back to non-native in focal and groovy. It might make sense to fix it to be non-native in the next SRU, but it doesn't seem worth performing a SRU just for this to me. Cheers, mwh > If I can help anything, please let me know! > > Thank you in advance, > Arnold Czeman > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >
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