Your message dated Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:35:14 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1148245: fixed in linux-entra-sso 1.11.0-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #1148245,
regarding linux-entra-sso doesn't seem to work at all,
LINUX_ENTRA_SSO_VERSION=""
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1148245: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1148245
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Package: linux-entra-sso
Version: 1.8.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch upstream
Hi !
I've been getting error
Failed to load data from broker: {"context":"msalCppVersion is NULL
orEMPTY","diagnostics":{"raw_error_code":"illegal_argument_exception","exception_type":"com.microsoft.identity.common.exception.ArgumentException","illegal_argument_name":"msalCppVersion"},"errorCode":0,"status":6,"subStatus":0,"tag":0}".
when trying to use the extension. It looks like the cause is that
/usr/libexec/linux-entra-sso/linux-entra-sso.py contains:
LINUX_ENTRA_SSO_VERSION = ""
Which makes the M$ broker rather unhappy.
I confirmed this happens with the current sid package
(linux-entra-sso_1.8.1-1_all.deb).
The reason is that the version is "patched" into the script by the
Makefile, and it derives the version solely from git describe:
RELEASE_TAG ?= $(shell git describe --match "v[0-9].[0-9]*" --dirty)
WEBEXT_VERSION=$(RELEASE_TAG:v%=%)
UPDATE_VERSION_PY='s|0.0.0-dev|$(WEBEXT_VERSION)|g' # used in install:
When building from the release tarball there is no git repository, so
git describe outputs nothing, WEBEXT_VERSION is empty, and the install
target's sed rewrites the "0.0.0-dev" placeholder in linux-entra-sso.py
to an empty string. debian/rules calls "dh_auto_install -- prefix=/usr"
with no version override, so nothing repairs it.
A fix is to pass the upstream version from the changelog to the Makefile
so it is never empty:
DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion | sed
's/-[^-]*$$//')
override_dh_auto_install:
dh_auto_install -- prefix=/usr RELEASE_TAG=v$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM)
Attached is an AI generated patch (thanks Claude) as I am not familiar
with Debian build system.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: (Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS derivative)
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 7.0.0-31-generic
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Versions of packages linux-entra-sso is related to:
ii microsoft-identity-broker 2.0.1
ii python3-gi 3.56.2-1
ii python3-pydbus 0.6.0-6
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# The upstream Makefile derives the version solely from 'git describe',
+# which yields nothing when building from the release tarball. That empty
+# version is baked into linux-entra-sso.py as LINUX_ENTRA_SSO_VERSION and
+# later sent to the Microsoft Identity Broker as msalCppVersion, which the
+# broker rejects ("msalCppVersion is NULL or EMPTY"), breaking SSO.
+# Pass the upstream version from the changelog so it is never empty.
+DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion | sed 's/-[^-]*$$//')
+
%:
dh $@
override_dh_auto_build:
override_dh_auto_install:
- dh_auto_install -- prefix=/usr
+ dh_auto_install -- prefix=/usr RELEASE_TAG=v$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM)
# Use debian/postinst to install the Chrome conffile
# and debian/postrm to remove it since dpkg's automatic
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Source: linux-entra-sso
Source-Version: 1.11.0-1
Done: Luca Boccassi <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
linux-entra-sso, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Luca Boccassi <[email protected]> (supplier of updated linux-entra-sso package)
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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:56:45 +0200
Source: linux-entra-sso
Architecture: source
Version: 1.11.0-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Luca Boccassi <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Luca Boccassi <[email protected]>
Closes: 1148245
Changes:
linux-entra-sso (1.11.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* Update upstream source from tag 'upstream/1.11.0'
* Switch to dh-compat 14
* d/rules: set RELEASE_TAG with upstream version (Closes: #1148245)
* Disable unit tests
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