Hi! On Tue, 2026-01-20 at 03:05:01 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev > Version: 1.23.4 > Severity: serious > Tags: ftbfs > Control: affects -1 src:atomicparsley
> dpkg 1.23.3 -> 1.23.4 causes the following FTBFS: > > https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=atomicparsley&arch=arm64&ver=20240608.083822.1ed9031-1%2Bb1&stamp=1768866216&raw=0 > ... > dpkg-source --before-build . > dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64 > dpkg-source: error: '' is not a valid email address list > dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source --before-build . subprocess failed with > exit status 25 > > > Relevant part of debian/control: > Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard <[email protected]> > Uploaders: > > > Policy 5.1. says: > Empty field values are only permitted in source package template control > files (debian/control). Such fields are ignored. Hmm, I don't think having empty fields for which no substitution variables get applied, makes much sense. Although I guess this could (in general) happen as the product of, for example, a generated debian/control (from say debian/control.in, but ahem, meh). In any case, thanks for the report! And at least for now I'll make it not fail on that, given that this is a regression for a documented behavior both in the Debian Policy and in the dpkg documentation. (Will push and upload tomorrow.) Thanks, Guillem
