Bug#898826: Re: stretch-pu: package profphd in strech unusable
On Sat, 2019-03-09 at 18:43 +0100, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 09, 2019 at 04:33:12PM +0000, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> > On Mon, 2018-12-03 at 09:29 +0100, Andreas Tille wrote:
> > > I tried to build
> > >
> > > https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/profphd/tree/debian/stretch-p
> > > ropo
> > > sed-updates
> > >
> > > in a stretch chroot, but got:
> > >
> > > ...
> > > dh_builddeb
> > > dpkg-deb: building package 'profphd' in '../profphd_1.0.42-
> > > 1+deb9u1_all.deb'.
> > > dpkg-genbuildinfo
> > > dpkg-genchanges -v >../profphd_1.0.42-1+deb9u1_amd64.changes
> > > dpkg-genchanges: warning: 'since' option specifies non-existing
> > > version
> > > dpkg-genchanges: warning: use newest entry that is earlier than
> > > the
> > > one specified
> > > dpkg-genchanges: error: is not a valid version
> > > dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-genchanges gave error exit status
> > > 255
> > >
> > >
> > > Sorry for my ignorance since I'm very rarely upload to proposed-
> > > updates:
> > > Is there something else I need to specify (please guide me to the
> > > Fine
> > > Manual, thank you).
> >
> > What tool and command line did you use to build the package that
> > led to
> > that error being generated?
>
> Sorry, that is 3 monthes ago. I usually use pbuilder. Should we
> find out about that issue or would you simply volunteer to sponsor a
> build that works for you to keep things simple? I'd be super happy
> if this could be as simple as possible from the table.
To be honest, I have no particular desire to start sponsoring uploads
to p-u, particularly for packages I know nothing about and don't use.
Is the issue still reproducible?
Regards,
Adam
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