Re: Packaging problem: impossible to build package from source
Hi On 21. 05. 2017 06:27, Michele wrote: > I don't know if this is the best suited place for this kind of > assistance, but I'm currently trying to create a debian .deb package > from the official source obtained from debian repositories. > In my case I'm trying to build openvpn, the procedure I follow is: > apt-get source openvpn > dpkg-source -x openvpn..dsc > dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc > > However after the whole compilation goes fine, I obtain the following > error: I don't know what exactly is going wrong in your case, but it is very rare that a package wouldn't build from source. Most likely there is something unusual about your local user or system setup that is causing the error. You can try building the package from a new, clean user account to see if that makes any difference. Another way is to use pbuilder. Pbuilder builds package in a clean build environment in a chroot jail. Documentation is here: https://pbuilder.alioth.debian.org/ For example, openvpn 2.4.0-5 builds fine for me with: # pbuilder create # pbuilder build openvpn_2.4.0-5.dsc Best regards Tomaž signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Packaging problem: impossible to build package from source
Michele wrote: > Hello everyone. ... > Does anyone have a clue about what's going on? I'm totally new to > packaging but it's surprising that a standard source package downloaded > from official debian servers doesn't work out of the box... have you installed the build dependencies? # apt-get build-dep ? if you can find a similar package in complexity you can grab that source version and look at what it does and clone it for your own use. $ apt-get source $ cp -a ...edit stuff... ...build... also: i'm not sure if the package build-essential is up to date, but it lists some basics. and: there are references and the mentors list which may be able to answer specific questions. that is all i can think of to point you in directions which may help. songbird
Packaging problem: impossible to build package from source
Hello everyone. I don't know if this is the best suited place for this kind of assistance, but I'm currently trying to create a debian .deb package from the official source obtained from debian repositories. In my case I'm trying to build openvpn, the procedure I follow is: apt-get source openvpn dpkg-source -x openvpn..dsc dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc However after the whole compilation goes fine, I obtain the following error: /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: 11: /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: usr/lib/openvpn: not found /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: 12: /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: usr/include/openvpn: not found dh_installdirs: debian/dirs (executable config) returned exit code 127 debian/rules:16: recipe for target 'binary' failed make: *** [binary] Error 127 dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2 debuild: fatal error at line 1376: dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc -b failed Running dh_installdirs alone in every possible variant (even root) doesn't bring any change, that's where the error comes from. Apparently it doesn't find those directories but... isn't it supposed to create them? Does anyone have a clue about what's going on? I'm totally new to packaging but it's surprising that a standard source package downloaded from official debian servers doesn't work out of the box...
Packaging problem: impossible to build package from source
Hello everyone. I don't know if this is the best suited place for this kind of assistance, but I'm currently trying to create a debian .deb package from the official source obtained from debian repositories. In my case I'm trying to build openvpn, the procedure I follow is: apt-get source openvpn dpkg-source -x openvpn..dsc dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc However after the whole compilation goes fine, I obtain the following error: /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: 11: /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: usr/lib/openvpn: not found /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: 12: /home/pi/openvpn/openvpn-2.4.0/debian/dirs: usr/include/openvpn: not found dh_installdirs: debian/dirs (executable config) returned exit code 127 debian/rules:16: recipe for target 'binary' failed make: *** [binary] Error 127 dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2 debuild: fatal error at line 1376: dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc -b failed Running dh_installdirs alone in every possible variant (even root) doesn't bring any change, that's where the error comes from. Apparently it doesn't find those directories but... isn't it supposed to create them? Does anyone have a clue about what's going on? I'm totally new to packaging but it's surprising that a standard source package downloaded from official debian servers doesn't work out of the box...
