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Re: Bug#5041: dpkg-source doesn't like lines dpkg-buildpackage generated



On 28 Oct 1996, Darren/Torin/Who Ever... wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> Package: dpkg-dev
> Version: 1.4.0.3
> 
> There's a file in the perl that has no newline at the end of the file
> and dpkg-buildpackage complains.  That's okay, the manual documents that
> dpkg-buildpackage warns about such things.
> Actual section of the diff is:
> - --- perl-5.003.07.orig/t/a
> +++ perl-5.003.07/t/a
> @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> +_
> \ No newline at end of file
> 
> The big problem is that when putting the package back together with
> dpkg-source, it complains with:
> dpkg-source: error: diff contains unknown line  No newline at end of file'
> 
> I wasn't going to change the source package but if I want dpkg-source to
> build, I have no choice.
> 
You don't need to change the original source, only change the Debianized
version, then it will appear as a change in the diff and everything will
build ok. This is technically a diff problem.

Luck,

Dwarf

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