Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.14.18
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/dpkg-source
I tried using the git format to proove a point and stumbled about
this. The dpkg-source manpage says that "-i" should ignore changes in
the working directory. But it doesn't:
dpkg-source -i -ICVS -b reprepro-3.3.2
dpkg-source: info: using source format `3.0 (git)'
dpkg-source: error: uncommitted, not-ignored changes in working directory:
debian/changelog main.c
dpkg-buildpackage: failure: dpkg-source -i -ICVS -b reprepro-3.3.2 gave error
exit status 255
debuild: fatal error at line 1319:
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc -ICVS -i failed
Further I think the dpkg-buildpackage manpage or the error message
should include that info (-i to ignore changes) more prominently. Like
"debuild" saying to use -d to override build-depends checking.
Last but not least I would suggest that changes are not
ignored. Instead when building source a temporary commit should be
made, packaged and removed from the working directory again.
dpkg-source -x of the packaged files should also remove the temporary
commit. That way there could be no mixups when people accidentally
upload a source with ignored files or delete the working directory in
the knowledge that they still have the git.tar.gz+dsc. But that is
just me. (alternatively something using --amend)
MfG
Goswin
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Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.22.2-mrvn
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on:
ii binutils 2.18.1~cvs20080103-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii bzip2 1.0.5-0.1 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii cpio 2.9-12 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii dpkg 1.14.18 package maintenance system for Deb
ii libtimedate-perl 1.1600-9 Time and date functions for Perl
ii lzma 4.43-12 Compression method of 7z format in
ii make 3.81-3.1 The GNU version of the "make" util
ii patch 2.5.9-4 Apply a diff file to an original
ii perl [perl5] 5.8.8-12 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii perl-modules 5.8.8-12 Core Perl modules
Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends:
ii build-essential 11.3 informational list of build-essent
ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.2.2-2 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.4 [c-compiler] 3.4.6-6 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-4.1 [c-compiler] 4.1.2-19 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-4.2 [c-compiler] 4.2.3-3 The GNU C compiler
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