Debian Bug report logs - #15869
dpkg-dev: dpkg-buildpackage breaks if you set the LANG variable

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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: <walken@Studio.via.ecp.fr>

Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 02:03:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 13785, 13897, 13976, 15590, 15686, 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#15869; Package dpkg-dev. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to <walken@Studio.via.ecp.fr>:
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: <walken@Studio.via.ecp.fr>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: dpkg-dev: dpkg-buildpackage breaks if you set the LANG variable
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 03:08:34 +0100
Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.0.19

It took me a few days to figure out what happened...... I didnt had any
packaging experience before that..... :-/

3:01 [walken:p4] Studio:~% echo $LANG
fr_FR

3:01 [walken:p4] Studio:~/splay-0.8% dpkg-buildpackage 
no utmp entry available, using value of LOGNAME ("walken") at /usr/lib/dpkg/controllib.pl line 16.
parsechangelog/debian: error: unable to open substvars file debian/substvars: Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type.
dpkg-buildpackage: unable to determine source package
zsh: 5727 exit 1     dpkg-buildpackage

3:01 [walken:p4] Studio:~/splay-0.8% export LANG=

3:01 [walken:p4] Studio:~/splay-0.8% dpkg-buildpackage 
no utmp entry available, using value of LOGNAME ("walken") at /usr/lib/dpkg/controllib.pl line 16.
dpkg-buildpackage: source package is splay
no utmp entry available, using value of LOGNAME ("walken") at /usr/lib/dpkg/controllib.pl line 16.
dpkg-buildpackage: source version is 0.8-1
no utmp entry available, using value of LOGNAME ("walken") at /usr/lib/dpkg/controllib.pl line 16.
dpkg-buildpackage: source version is Johnie Ingram <johnie@debian.org>
dpkg-buildpackage: build architecture is i386
 debian/rules clean
test -f debian/rules
make distclean
...... build continues ......

The behaviour is the same for all the source packages I tried.

-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux Studio 2.0.32 #1 mer déc 3 10:40:13 CET 1997 i686 unknown

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).

Disconnected #13897 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #13976 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #15590 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #15686 from all other report(s). Request was from dirson@debian.org to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Disconnected #15869 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 <walken@Studio.via.ecp.fr>. 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 <walken@Studio.via.ecp.fr>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (full text, mbox, link).

Message #56 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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