On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Emilien Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi mentors, > > I maintain the nautilus-image-manipulator package in Debian. N I M > contains the source code for poster, which is now packaged in Debian. > I thus want to make N I M depend on python-poster, and remove the copy > of poster's source code from N I M's Debian package. > > I have to patch one file, and remove all the 3 files contained in the > nautilus_image_manipulator/upload/poster/ folder (and that folder as > well, since it's then empty). > > I've created a new patch (`dquilt new`) and added the 4 files (`dquilt > add`) to that patch. I then modify that one file and `rm` the 3 > others, leaving the directory empty. A quick `dquilt refresh` and > `dquilt header -e` further, and I'm done (following the Debian New > Maintainers' Guide's instructions [0]). > > The package builds, installs and works fine if built locally with > `debuild`, now using the code from the python-poster package instead > of the hard copy. However, I notice these messages repeated several > times during the build process: > > package init file > 'nautilus_image_manipulator/upload/poster/__init__.py' not found (or > not a regular file) > > (that file is one of the 3 deleted files) > > > When I build the package with `pdebuild`, the package won't build and > exits with this error:: > > error: package directory 'nautilus_image_manipulator/upload/poster' > does not exist > dh_auto_build: python setup.py build --force returned exit code 1 > make: *** [build] Error 2 > dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2 > E: Failed autobuilding of package > W: no hooks of type C found -- ignoring > > > I also tried adding that directory to the patch, but it won't let me > add a directory. And if I `rm` the directory before building the > package, the build process will stop with this (pretty similar) error > message: > > error: package directory 'nautilus_image_manipulator/upload/poster' > does not exist > dh_auto_build: python2.6 setup.py build --force returned exit code 1 > make: *** [build] Erreur 1 > dpkg-buildpackage: erreur: debian/rules build a produit une erreur de > sortie de type 2 > debuild: fatal error at line 1348: > dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -D -us -uc failed > > > What is the correct way to remove an entire directory and it's > contained files with a quilt patch?
Why not do that in debian/rules ? > > Thanks for your wisdom ;) > +Emilien > P.S.: Please CC me as I'm not on the list > > [0] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/update.en.html#newrevision > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/canqxmqhphalcbncwthmkshl49nwpvm1xlafw_s-k9dben_m...@mail.gmail.com > -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cao6p2qq4c7nckvky4wtukx_-1a2f2pbytxwzjaxybeorfzk...@mail.gmail.com
