Package: devscripts Version: 2.18.3 Severity: normal Hi,
uscan --download-version fails for git repositories, since the clone happens "bare" and therfore no tags are available. See the log for details: > uscan --download-version 2.5.1 --rename -v uscan info: uscan (version 2.18.3) See uscan(1) for help uscan info: Scan watch files in . uscan info: Check debian/watch and debian/changelog in . uscan info: package="javaparser" version="1.0.11-1" (as seen in debian/changelog) uscan info: package="javaparser" version="1.0.11" (no epoch/revision) uscan info: ./debian/changelog sets package="javaparser" version="1.0.11" uscan info: Process watch file at: debian/watch package = javaparser version = 1.0.11 pkg_dir = . uscan info: opts: mode=git,repack,compression=xz uscan info: line: https://github.com/javaparser/javaparser refs/tags/javaparser(?:-parent)?-([\d\.]+) uscan info: Parsing mode=git uscan info: Parsing repack uscan info: Parsing compression=xz uscan info: line: https://github.com/javaparser/javaparser refs/tags/javaparser(?:-parent)?-([\d\.]+) uscan info: Last orig.tar.* tarball version (from debian/changelog): 1.0.11 uscan info: Download the --download-version specified version: 2.5.1 uscan info: Execute: git ls-remote https://github.com/javaparser/javaparser uscan info: Found the following matching refs: ... refs/tags/javaparser-parent-3.1.2 (3.1.2) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-3.1.1 (3.1.1) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-3.1.0 (3.1.0) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-3.0.1 (3.0.1) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-3.0.0 (3.0.0) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.5.1 (2.5.1) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.5.0 (2.5.0) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.4.0 (2.4.0) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.3.0 (2.3.0) refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.2.2 (2.2.2) ... uscan info: Looking at $base = https://github.com/javaparser/javaparser with $filepattern = refs/tags/javaparser(?:-parent)?-([\d\.]+) found $newfile = refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.5.1 $newversion = 2.5.1 which is newer than $lastversion = 1.0.11 uscan info: Upstream URL(+tag) to download is identified as https://github.com/javaparser/javaparser refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.5.1 uscan info: Filename (filenamemangled) for downloaded file: javaparser-2.5.1.tar.xz uscan: Newest version of javaparser on remote site is 2.5.1, specified download version is 2.5.1 uscan info: Downloading upstream package: javaparser-2.5.1.tar.xz uscan info: Execute: git clone --bare --depth=1 https://github.com/javaparser/javaparser ../javaparser-temporary.10008.git Cloning into bare repository '../javaparser-temporary.10008.git'... remote: Counting objects: 2256, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1512/1512), done. remote: Total 2256 (delta 1120), reused 1090 (delta 568), pack-reused 0 Receiving objects: 100% (2256/2256), 7.00 MiB | 3.15 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (1120/1120), done. uscan info: Execute: git --git-dir=../javaparser-temporary.10008.git archive --format=tar --prefix=javaparser-2.5.1/ --output=/home/ben/debian/javaparser/../javaparser-2.5.1.tar refs/tags/javaparser-parent-2.5.1 fatal: Not a valid object name uscan die: git archive failed Regards Benjamin -- Package-specific info: --- /etc/devscripts.conf --- --- ~/.devscripts --- export DEBSIGN_KEYID=FFA943F1 -- System Information: Debian Release: buster/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 4.16.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages devscripts depends on: ii dpkg-dev 1.19.0.5 ii libc6 2.27-3 ii libfile-homedir-perl 1.004-1 ii perl 5.26.2-6 ii python3 3.6.6-1 ii sensible-utils 0.0.12 Versions of packages devscripts recommends: ii apt 1.6.2 ii at 3.1.20-6 ii curl 7.60.0-2 ii dctrl-tools 2.24-2+b1 ii debian-keyring 2018.06.24 ii dput 1.0.2 ii equivs 2.1.0 ii fakeroot 1.22-2 ii file 1:5.33-3 ii gnupg 2.2.8-3 ii gnupg2 2.2.8-3 ii libdistro-info-perl 0.18 ii libdpkg-perl 1.19.0.5 ii libencode-locale-perl 1.05-1 ii libgit-wrapper-perl 0.048-1 ii liblist-compare-perl 0.53-1 ii liblwp-protocol-https-perl 6.07-2 ii libsoap-lite-perl 1.27-1 ii libstring-shellquote-perl 1.04-1 ii libtry-tiny-perl 0.30-1 ii liburi-perl 1.74-1 ii libwww-perl 6.34-1 ii licensecheck 3.0.31-2 ii lintian 2.5.91 ii man-db 2.8.3-2 ii patch 2.7.6-2 ii patchutils 0.3.4-2 ii python3-apt 1.6.1+b1 ii python3-debian 0.1.32 ii python3-magic 2:0.4.15-1 ii python3-requests 2.18.4-2 ii python3-unidiff 0.5.4-1 ii python3-xdg 0.25-4 ii strace 4.21-1 ii unzip 6.0-21 ii wdiff 1.2.2-2+b1 ii wget 1.19.5-1 ii xz-utils 5.2.2-1.3 Versions of packages devscripts suggests: pn adequate <none> pn autopkgtest <none> pn bls-standalone <none> ii build-essential 12.5 pn check-all-the-things <none> pn cvs-buildpackage <none> pn devscripts-el <none> pn diffoscope <none> pn disorderfs <none> pn dose-extra <none> pn duck <none> pn faketime <none> pn gnuplot <none> ii gpgv 2.2.8-3 pn how-can-i-help <none> ii libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1600-1 ii libfile-desktopentry-perl 0.22-1 pn libnet-smtps-perl <none> pn libterm-size-perl <none> ii libtimedate-perl 2.3000-2 pn libyaml-syck-perl <none> ii mailutils [mailx] 1:3.4-1+b1 pn mozilla-devscripts <none> ii mutt 1.10.0-1 ii openssh-client [ssh-client] 1:7.7p1-2 pn piuparts <none> pn postgresql-client <none> ii quilt 0.65-1 pn ratt <none> pn reprotest <none> pn svn-buildpackage <none> ii w3m 0.5.3-36+b1 -- no debconf information