On 3/31/08, Matt G. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > ... > > I'm up to the point of running debuild but have run into trouble. The > normal build sequence for this library is "./configure; cd src; make". > So, I've edited the debian/rules file that was autogenerated by > dh_make to add the "cd src" command to the build-stamp target right > before the line containing $(MAKE). I also added a 'cd src' command > for the clean target. However, the cd command does not seem to get > executed for build-stamp: or clean:. > I replied in #ubuntu-motu, but for posterity's sake... This is because each tab-indented line of a Makefile is interpreted in a separate shell. So make encounters "\t cd src", promptly spawns a shell and runs "cd src" in that shell. The current working directory of _that shell_ is now ./src, but it has successfully completed that command, and so exits. Make then goes on to run the next line "\t$(MAKE)" in a new shell, which has inherited the Makefile's current working directory, and so fails.
You'll notice in your build output: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Packaging/libgfx/libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0$ debuild > fakeroot debian/rules clean > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > rm -f build-stamp > # Add here commands to clean up after the build process. > # -/usr/bin/make distclean > cd src ^^^^^^^^^ > /usr/bin/make clean > make[1]: Entering directory > `/home/matt/Packaging/libgfx/libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0' > make[1]: *** No rule to make target `clean'. Stop. > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/matt/Packaging/libgfx/libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0' > make: [clean] Error 2 (ignored) > cd .. ^^^^^^^^ > rm -f config.sub config.guess > dh_clean > dpkg-source -b libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0 > dpkg-source: warning: source directory './libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0' is > not <sourcepackage>-<upstreamversion> 'libgfx-1.1.0' > dpkg-source: warning: .orig directory name libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0.orig > is not <package>-<upstreamversion> (wanted libgfx-1.1.0.orig) > dpkg-source: building libgfx using existing libgfx_1.1.0.orig.tar.gz > dpkg-source: building libgfx in libgfx_1.1.0-0ubuntu0.diff.gz > dpkg-source: warning: executable mode 0755 of 'config.status' will not > be represented in diff > dpkg-source: building libgfx in libgfx_1.1.0-0ubuntu0.dsc > debian/rules build > dh_testdir > # Add here commands to compile the package. > cd src ^^^^^^^^ > /usr/bin/make > make[1]: Entering directory > `/home/matt/Packaging/libgfx/libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0' > make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/matt/Packaging/libgfx/libgfx-debhelper-1.1.0' > make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2 > debuild: fatal error at line 1247: > debian/rules build failed > that your cd commands get run. Probably what you actually want to do is pass -C src/ to make (so $(MAKE) -C src), which tells it to start in the src/ directory. Or ask the upstream developers why the build system is strange. :) Makefiles can be a bit strange when you start. It's very important to remember that they are _not_ shell scripts! -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
