retitle 867545 Fails with cryptic message when given paths do not exist thanks
On 07/07/17 09:57, Guido Günther wrote: > Package: pristine-tar > Version: 1.39 > Severity: minor > > pristine-tar fails when the target it want's to reproduce is a symlink > that points nowhere. That by itself is o.k. but the error message is > confusing: > > $ /usr/bin/pristine-tar checkout > /var/scratch/src/krb5-auth-dialog/krb5-auth-dialog_3.20.0.orig.tar.xz > Use of uninitialized value $tarball in -e at /usr/bin/pristine-tar line > 454. > Use of uninitialized value $_[0] in substitution (s///) at > /usr/share/perl/5.24/File/Basename.pm line 180. > fileparse(): need a valid pathname at /usr/bin/pristine-tar line 469. > pristine-tar: failed to generate tarball > > Steps to reproduce: > > ln -s /doesnotexist krb5-auth-dialog_3.20.0.orig.tar.xz > gbp clone vcsgit:krb5-auth-dialog > /usr/bin/pristine-tar checkout > /var/scratch/src/krb5-auth-dialog/krb5-auth-dialog_3.20.0.orig.tar.xz > Hey Guido, thanks for this info, but I think the issue has nothing to do with the symbolic link, but rather with the fact that the destination directory does not exist (also in steps above you have to 'cd' into the cloned repo). I've committed a change [1] that will verify better what is given from the command line to all pristine-tar commands. Thanks, Tomasz [1] https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/pristine-tar.git/commit/?id=9265d0c0eea1620370a7261e0a6ee20eb86426fd
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