Your message dated Wed, 8 Jul 2026 14:27:49 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#1140236: devscripts: uscan creates wrong version if
regex contains parentheses for grouping
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regarding devscripts: uscan creates wrong version if regex contains parentheses
for grouping
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: devscripts
Version: 2.26.7~bpo13+1
Severity: normal
if a debian/watch file contains parentheses for grouping in the
regex, uscan misinterpretes these parentheses for additional matches
for the upstream version number which results in wrong $newversion
value.
An example can be found in the cfengine3 package where the following
pattern should select only the minor versions which are devisible by
three:
(\d+\.([0369]|[147][0369]*([147][0369]*[258][0369]*)*([147][0369]*[147]|[258])|[258][0369]*([258][0369]*[147][0369]*)*([258][0369]*[258]|[147]))+\.\d+)
uscan outputs the following version:
$newversion = 3.27.1.27....7
instead of
$newversion = 3.27.1
-- Package-specific info:
--- /etc/devscripts.conf ---
Empty.
--- ~/.devscripts ---
export [email protected]
export DEBFULLNAME='Christoph Martin'
export DEBSIGN_KEYID="4C8F 6B0D 121E B15F 076F EB17 04EE 131A E6D6 21BE"
export DEBCOMMIT_SIGN_TAGS=yes
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (990, 'stable-updates'), (990, 'stable-security'), (990,
'stable'), (60, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.90+deb13.1-amd64 (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE
not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages devscripts depends on:
ii dpkg-dev 1.22.22
ii file 1:5.46-5
ii gpg 2.4.7-21+deb13u1+b3
ii gpg-agent 2.4.7-21+deb13u1+b3
ii gpgv 2.4.7-21+deb13u1+b3
ii libconfig-inifiles-perl 3.000003-3
ii libdpkg-perl 1.22.22
ii libfile-dirlist-perl 0.05-3
ii libfile-homedir-perl 1.006-2
ii libfile-touch-perl 0.12-2
ii libio-string-perl 1.08-4
ii libmoo-perl 2.005005-1
ii libwww-perl 6.78-1
ii libyaml-libyaml-perl 0.903.0+ds-1
ii patchutils 0.4.2-1
ii perl 5.40.1-6
ii python3 3.13.5-1
ii sensible-utils 0.0.25
ii wdiff 1.2.2-9
Versions of packages devscripts recommends:
ii apt 3.0.3
ii curl 8.14.1-2+deb13u3
ii dctrl-tools 2.24-3+b1
ii debian-keyring 2025.07.26
ii debian-tag2upload-keyring 1.1
ii dput-ng [dput] 1.43
ii dupload 2.13.2
ii equivs 2.3.2
ii git-debpush 15.10~bpo13+1
ii libdistro-info-perl 1.13
ii libencode-locale-perl 1.05-3
ii libgitlab-api-v4-perl 0.27-1
ii libjson-perl 4.10000-1
ii liblwp-protocol-https-perl 6.14-1
ii libmetacpan-client-perl 2.033000-1
ii libsoap-lite-perl 1.27-3
ii libstring-shellquote-perl 1.04-3
ii liburi-perl 5.30-1
ii licensecheck 3.3.9-1
ii lintian 2.122.0
ii lzip 1.25-3
ii man-db 2.13.1-1
ii patch 2.8-2
ii pristine-tar 1.50+nmu2
ii python3-apt 3.0.0
ii python3-debian 1.0.1
ii python3-magic 2:0.4.27-3
ii python3-requests 2.32.3+dfsg-5+deb13u1
ii python3-unidiff 0.7.5-2
ii python3-xdg 0.28-2
ii strace 6.13+ds-1
ii unzip 6.0-29
ii wget 1.25.0-2
ii xz-utils 5.8.1-1
Versions of packages devscripts suggests:
pn adequate <none>
pn at <none>
pn autopkgtest <none>
pn bls-standalone <none>
ii build-essential 12.12
pn check-all-the-things <none>
ii debhelper 13.24.2
pn diffoscope <none>
pn disorderfs <none>
ii docker.io 26.1.5+dfsg1-9+b13
pn dose-extra <none>
pn duck <none>
ii elpa-devscripts 40.7
pn faketime <none>
ii gnuplot-x11 [gnuplot] 6.0.2+dfsg1-1
pn how-can-i-help <none>
ii libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1700-1
pn libdbd-pg-perl <none>
pn libterm-size-perl <none>
ii libtimedate-perl 2.3300-2
ii mailutils [mailx] 1:3.19-1
pn mmdebstrap <none>
pn mutt <none>
ii openssh-client [ssh-client] 1:10.0p1-7+deb13u4
pn piuparts <none>
ii postgresql-client 17+278
ii postgresql-client-15 [postgresql-client] 15.13-0+deb12u1
ii postgresql-client-17 [postgresql-client] 17.10-0+deb13u1
pn pristine-lfs <none>
ii python3-debianbts 4.1.1
ii python3-pycurl 7.45.6-1
ii quilt 0.68-1
pn ratt <none>
pn reprotest <none>
ii sendmail-bin [mail-transport-agent] 8.18.1-6+b1
pn svn-buildpackage <none>
pn w3m <none>
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 05:04:52PM +0200, Christoph Martin wrote:
> Hi Agustin,
>
> a very good hint. I didn't know about the ?: qualifier. But that did the
> trick in the cfengine3 case.
Thanks for confirming that this works. Closing bug report.
I have also noticed that behavior with multiple capturing groups is
documented in the depths of debian-watch(5),
--- 8< ---
Here the matching string of (.+) in matching-pattern is considered as the
candidate upstream version. If there are multiple matching strings of
capturing patterns in matching-pattern, they are all concatenated with
(period) to form the candidate upstream version. Make sure to use the
non-capturing regex such as (?:[\d\.]+?) instead for the variable text
matching part unrelated to the version.
--- >8 ---
--
Agustin
--- End Message ---
