Bug#499793: live-helper: fails to build source archive; bug in lh_source_debian-live

["Sebastian H." <shbugreport@online.de>]

Package: live-helper
Version: 1.0.1+20080919.141605
Severity: normal

There's a bug in lh_source_debian-live. Currently it is not 
possible to build a source archive in tar format (see [1]).

tar and gzip have to deal with the same directory (lines 65/66). But 
$(date +%Y%m%d.%s) produces a different output on both lines (because 
the time (esp. milliseconds) proceeds during both commands.

patch proposal:
....
# Create tarball
cd source

if gzip --help | grep -qs '\-\-rsyncable'
then
        LH_DEBLIVE_SOURCE_ARCHIVE=debian-live-config_$(date +%Y%m%d.%s).tar
	tar cf ${LH_DEBLIVE_SOURCE_ARCHIVE} debian-live
	gzip --rsyncable --best ${LH_DEBLIVE_SOURCE_ARCHIVE}
else
	tar cfz debian-live-config_$(date +%Y%m%d.%s).tar.gz debian-live
fi
....

Maybe someone can fix this in git.

Regards,
Sebastian H.

[1]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2008/09/msg00179.html


-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-486
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages live-helper depends on:
ii  debootstrap                   1.0.10     Bootstrap a basic Debian system
ii  gettext-base                  0.17-3     GNU Internationalization utilities

live-helper recommends no packages.

Versions of packages live-helper suggests:
pn  dosfstools                 <none>        (no description available)
ii  fakeroot                   1.9.5         Gives a fake root environment
ii  genisoimage                9:1.1.8-1+b1  Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
ii  grub                       0.97-47       GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
pn  memtest86+ | memtest86     <none>        (no description available)
ii  mtools                     3.9.11-1      Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
pn  parted                     <none>        (no description available)
pn  squashfs-tools | genext2fs <none>        (no description available)
ii  sudo                       1.6.9p17-1    Provide limited super user privile
ii  syslinux                   2:3.71+dfsg-1 Kernel loader which uses a FAT, ex
ii  uuid-runtime               1.41.0-3      universally unique id library
pn  win32-loader               <none>        (no description available)

-- no debconf information