Re: Error with dh_gencontrol

[George Danchev <danchev@spnet.net>]

[-devel and Wouter Verhelst excluded.]

On Tuesday 19 September 2006 16:30, Rodrigo Tavares wrote:

> > Tavares wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > When I run the command below, come this error
> >
> > message:
> > > mypc:~/script-1.4# dh_gencontrol

Avoid working as root for no good reasons. Work as mortal user and 
use 'fakeroot command-you-fake-to-use-as-root'.

> > > dh_gencontrol: Compatibility levels before 4 are
> > > deprecated.
> > > dpkg-gencontrol: error: control file must have at
> > > least one binary package part
> > > dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 652
> > >
> > > My debian/control

Use dh_make to construct am packaging hull; it is easier and prevents funny 
control formats of being invented easily ;-). 
See, Debian New Maintainer's Guide.

> > > Package: script
> > > Priority: low

Priority is in the Source: subsection

> > > Version: 1.0

You don't need that at all.

> > > Architecture: i386

Probably you want Architecture: all (or any), rather than i386.

> > > Maintainer: xxx <xxxx@gmail.com>
> > > Depends : {shlibs:Depends} ${misc:Depends} debconf

You also need commas.

Here is an example:

Source: sourcepackagename
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Big Name <small@address>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), package1-dev (>= 1.9.0),
               package2-dev, gs | gs-gpl
Standards-Version: 3.7.2

Package: binarypackagename
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Description: Short Description
 Long Description

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