Hi Kapil, Kapil Hari Paranjape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got hit by this so I wanted to note it down where it might be of > use to others. It *is* elementary but then ... > > Suppose pkg_123.45.orig.tar.gz is already in the Debian archive. > > To build a new version pkg_123.45-xxx of the Debian package. > > *Always* use the Debian version of the .orig.tar.gz by doing "apt-get -d > source pkg". > > Do *not* get the upstream .tar.gz which may have changed for some > mysterious reason.
I don't think the upstream tar.gz have changed, but your orig.tar.gz is not the same as the upstream tar.gz. This happens if the orig.tar.gz was repacked to rename the top directory to <package>-<version>. dpkg-buildpackage -S does this as described by Policy C.4. Bye, Jörg. -- > Definiere ‚Demokratie‘ … … eine Mehrheit beweist einer Minderheit, dass Widerstand zwecklos ist. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
