Bug#426333: Fails to convert libc6-dev-ppc64_2.5-9_powerpc.deb due to symlink problem
Package: dpkg-cross
Version: 1.37
Severity: normal
Apparently, dpkg-cross chokes on symlinks pointing to .
[wakko@vegeta:/o/cross] dpkg-cross -a powerpc -b libc6-dev-ppc64_2.5-9_powerpc.deb
dpkg-cross: failed to create symlink /tmp/dpkg-cross.AB7fefKl/dst/usr/powerpc-linux-gnu/include/powerpc64-linux-gnu -> : No such file or directory
dpkg-cross: conversion of libc6-dev-ppc64_2.5-9_powerpc.deb failed.
[wakko@vegeta:/o/cross]
[wakko@vegeta:/o/cross] dpkg -x libc6-dev-ppc64_2.5-9_powerpc.deb x
[wakko@vegeta:/o/cross] ls -l x/usr/include
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 wakko users 80 May 23 14:33 gnu/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 wakko users 1 May 27 21:13 powerpc64-linux-gnu -> ./
[wakko@vegeta:/o/cross]
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.20-pae
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages dpkg-cross depends on:
ii binutils 2.17cvs20070426-3 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii debconf 1.4.39 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg-dev 1.14.3 package building tools for Debian
ii file 4.20-5 Determines file type using "magic"
dpkg-cross recommends no packages.
-- debconf information excluded
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