Got same error installing LAME
grep: /var/tmp/tmp.dInDvjg71u/newfile: No such file or directory Copying files to the temporary directory...OK Stripping ELF binaries and libraries...OK Compressing man pages...OK Building file list...OK Building Debian package... FAILED! *** Failed to build the package Do you want to see the log file? [y]: y dpkg-deb: parse error, in file '/var/tmp/tmp.dInDvjg71u/package/DEBIAN/control' near line 3 package '0--name-': newline in field name `Development/Libraries /var/tmp/tmp.WAMZtGfY8r/dpkgbuild.log $ apt-cache policy checkinstall checkinstall: Installed: 1.6.1-10 Candidate: 1.6.1-10 Version table: *** 1.6.1-10 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status :$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS Release: 10.04 Codename: lucid This seems to be a problem with older releases as this was not encountered on 11.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317255 Title: checkinstall is not compatible with the recent changes Ubuntu made to dev packaging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/317255/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs