Debian Bug report logs - #20192
dpkg-genchanges files-to-be-present logic wrong

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

Reported by: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 10:03:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 14341

Done: Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.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#20192; Package dpkg-dev. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>:
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: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: dpkg-genchanges bug
Date: 25 Mar 1998 01:54:14 -0800
Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.0.21

dpkg-genchanges has a prob in this test.  It shouldn't be looking at
the archspecific flag (set for -B).

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 #print STDERR "P key >$_< value >$v<\n";
        $i=$1; $p=$fi{"C$i Package"}; $a=$fi{"C$i Architecture"};
        if (!defined($p2f{$p})) {
-           if (!$archspecific || $a eq $substvar{'Arch'}) {
+           if ($a eq $substvar{'Arch'}) {
                &error("package $p in control file but not in files list");
            }
        } else {


Changed bug title. Request was from James Troup <james@nocrew.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Severity set to `fixed'. Request was from Adam Di Carlo <apharris@burrito.onshore.com> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Severity set to `normal'. Request was from Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Changed bug title. Request was from Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Merged 14341 20192. Request was from Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg-dev' to `dpkg-iwj'. Request was from Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg-iwj' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug closed, ack sent to submitter - they'd better know why ! Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


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