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and subject line Bug#1125379: fixed in pbuilder 0.231.3
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regarding pbuilder: USECGROUPS breaks with systemd v258
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Package: pbuilder
Version: 0.231.2
Severity: serious
Dear Maintainer,
With this command line
pdebuild --configfile ~/.pbuilderrc.unstable
I don't understand the error message:
'Referenced but unset environment variable evaluates to an empty string:
Version'
,----
| I: using fakeroot in build.
| I: Installing the build-deps
| Referenced but unset environment variable evaluates to an empty string:
Version
| dpkg-query: error in show format: may not be empty string
| E: APT is not new enough to be used by this dependency resolver.
| E: Please switch to a different resolver.
| E: pbuilder-satisfydepends failed.
`----
Christian
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers buildd-unstable
APT policy: (500, 'buildd-unstable'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.18.5-1-custom (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.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 pbuilder depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.91
ii debootstrap 1.0.142
ii dpkg-dev 1.23.3
ii mount 2.41.3-3
Versions of packages pbuilder recommends:
ii devscripts 2.26.4
pn eatmydata <none>
ii fakeroot 1.37.1.2-1
ii iproute2 6.18.0-1
ii net-tools 2.10-2
ii sudo 1.9.17p2-1
Versions of packages pbuilder suggests:
pn cowdancer <none>
pn gdebi-core <none>
-- debconf information excluded
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: pbuilder
Source-Version: 0.231.3
Done: Jessica Clarke <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
pbuilder, 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.
Jessica Clarke <[email protected]> (supplier of updated pbuilder package)
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:10:15 +0000
Source: pbuilder
Architecture: source
Version: 0.231.3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian pbuilder maintenance team <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Jessica Clarke <[email protected]>
Closes: 1125379
Changes:
pbuilder (0.231.3) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* pbuilder-checkparams: Use --expand-environment=no to support systemd v258;
"Referenced but unset environment variable evaluates to an empty string:"
errors occur otherwise due to its default value changing.
(Closes: #1125379)
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