Re: Apt-build errors
On 20 Apr 2005, Radu Brumariu wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am trying to rebuilds several packages that I have already installed.
>If I try to rebuild mozilla-firefox ( for example ) :
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------START----------------------------------------------------------------------
<snip>
>-----> Building mozilla-firefox <-----
>Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/bin/apt-build line 290.
>Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/bin/apt-build line 290.
>Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
>/usr/bin/apt-build line 301.
>Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
>/usr/bin/apt-build line 301.
>E: Unable to find a source package for
>Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
>/usr/bin/apt-build line 303.
>Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
>/usr/bin/apt-build line 303.
>Can't chdir(-): No such file or directory at (eval 1) line 3
> main::__ANON__('-') called at /usr/bin/apt-build line 303
> main::build('mozilla-firefox', 1.0.3, -1) called at
>/usr/bin/apt-build line 565
> main::build_source called at /usr/bin/apt-build line 83
>
>---------------------------------------------------------END---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>And this happens with whatever package I want to build .
>Any ideas?
I have been having the same problem! This is a known bug in apt-build.
This occurs when trying to build packages using the build-source option.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=301759
Laura Melton
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