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Re: dh-make-perl error: Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///)



On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:29:31 +0200, Jeremiah Foster wrote:

> I am trying to adopt libcdk-perl. When trying to build the package with 
> dh-make-perl I get the error that dh-make-perl "Cannot find a description 
> for the package: use the --desc switch"

Oops.

> However I am using the --desc switch like this: dh-make-perl -e 
> jeremiah@jeremiahfoster.com --desc "Perl interface to Curses Development 
> Library"

Ok.

> dh-make-perl then repeats the previous message, along with this:
> Found: Cdk 4.09010 (libcdk-perl arch=all)
> Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/dh-make-perl 
> line 598.

That's a followup warning because $desc is empty.

> Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this a bug I should file?

Please do so to make it publically visible.

(From having a short look at the the code $opts{desc} is never used
...)

Cheers,
gregor 
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