Re: dpkg-gencontrol problems
Patrick J. Edwards writes:
>
> I've recently upraded dpkg-dev to 1.4.0.3 and now I get the
> following:
>
> rm -rf debian/tmp debian/*/tmp
> debian/install debian/bitchx-doc.files
> dpkg-gencontrol -pbitchx-doc
> dpkg-gencontrol: failure: chown new files list file: Illegal seek
> make: *** [binary-indep] Error 29
>
> Has anyone run across this before or know what the error is. It
> seems to create debian/files.new with 0 bytes. thanks.
I get that message whenever I forget and run 'debian/rules binary' from
an xterm window that is not running a login shell. Switch to a window
with a login shell and see if that fixes the problem.
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Karl Sackett krs@caos.aamu.edu
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of tyranny over the mind of man." -- Thomas Jefferson
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