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and subject line Bug#1125985: fixed in dpkg 1.23.5
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regarding dpkg-source rejects empty Uploaders
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Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.23.4
Severity: serious
Tags: ftbfs
Control: affects -1 src:atomicparsley
dpkg 1.23.3 -> 1.23.4 causes the following FTBFS:
https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=atomicparsley&arch=arm64&ver=20240608.083822.1ed9031-1%2Bb1&stamp=1768866216&raw=0
...
dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64
dpkg-source: error: '' is not a valid email address list
dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source --before-build . subprocess failed with
exit status 25
Relevant part of debian/control:
Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard <[email protected]>
Uploaders:
Policy 5.1. says:
Empty field values are only permitted in source package template control
files (debian/control). Such fields are ignored.
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: dpkg
Source-Version: 1.23.5
Done: Guillem Jover <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dpkg, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Guillem Jover <[email protected]> (supplier of updated dpkg package)
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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:41:44 +0100
Source: dpkg
Architecture: source
Version: 1.23.5
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Guillem Jover <[email protected]>
Closes: 1125985
Changes:
dpkg (1.23.5) unstable; urgency=medium
.
[ Guillem Jover ]
* dpkg-source: Do not error out on empty fields. Closes: #1125985
* Perl modules:
- Dpkg::Email::Address: Do not construct invalid objects.
- Dpkg::Control::FieldsCore: Improve Maintainer and Uploader field parse
errors.
* Documentation:
- man: Improve dpkg-buildpackage --sign-backend description.
* Build system:
- Move the dist artifacts to the release directory.
* Test suite:
- Add known exception sources for ProhibitCaptureWithoutTest.
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