Debian Bug report logs - #13785
dpkg-dev: strange behaviour of parsechangelog if locale is set to de_DE

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Package: dpkg-dev; Maintainer for dpkg-dev is Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>; Source for dpkg-dev is src:dpkg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: brinkmds@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 23:33:42 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 13897, 13976, 15590, 15686, 15869, 17361, 17376, 22200, 27777, 33742

Found in versions 1.4.0.19, 1.4.0.22, 1.4.0.30, 1.4.0.31

Done: Adam Heath <adam@doogie.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#13785; Package dpkg-dev. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to <brinkmds@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: <brinkmds@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Manoj@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de, srivasta@datasync.com
Subject: dpkg-dev: strange behaviour of parsechangelog if locale is set to de_DE
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 23:15:37 +0200 (CEST)
Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.0.19

I'm not sure if this is really a dpkg-dev bug, but it is strange anyhow.

Try dpkg-parsechangelog on a debian directory not containing a substvars
file (as generated with the make-kpkg kernel_image script).

It will fail with the following strange error message:

no utmp entry available, using value of LOGNAME ("root") at /usr/lib/dpkg/controllib.pl line 16.
parsechangelog/debian: error: unable to open substvars file debian/substvars: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

the first line does no harm, it is normal for unstable.

the second should not be, and it disappears if locale is set to en_US for
example.

The error is in the script /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian, and it seems
to be an perl error, because the error occurs *before* the script is
executed (as a print "BEGIN"; at the first line of the script  revealed).

Manoj or somebody else, can you investigate further, I'm at the end of
my perl knowledge :(

Marcus

BTW: I'm fully unstable, all is up-to-date.

-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux flora 2.0.29 #1 Sat Oct 11 19:36:23 CEST 1997 i586 unknown

Merged 13785 15686. Request was from Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Severity set to `normal'. Request was from Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 27777. Request was from Adam Di Carlo <apharris@burrito.onshore.com> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777. Request was from Josip Rodin <jrodin@public.srce.hr> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777 33742. Request was from Josip Rodin <jrodin@public.srce.hr> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug closed, send any further explanations to Yann Dirson <ydirson@a2points.com> Request was from Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reopened, originator set to Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>. Request was from Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #13785 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug closed, send any further explanations to Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org> Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reopened, originator set to brinkmds@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777 33742. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #17376 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777 33742. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #22200 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777 33742. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #27777 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777 33742. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #33742 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Merged 13785 13897 13976 15590 15686 15869 17361 17376 22200 27777 33742. Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Reply sent to Adam Heath <adam@doogie.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (full text, mbox, link).

Notification sent to brinkmds@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #58 received at 13785-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Adam Heath <adam@doogie.org>
To: 13785-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: (multiple bugs): dpkg-dev: language errors when file is missing.
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 01:36:42 -0600 (CST)
This was fixed in dpkg 1.4.1.1.

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