Bug#987547: better error message if dpkg-dev not installed

2021-05-11 Thread Helmut Grohne
Control: severity -1 serious Control: retitle -1 missing dependency on dpkg-dev Control: tags -1 + patch Justification: missing dependency On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 02:11:30PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > while debspawn recommends build-essential, it can be installed without > dpkg-dev present. In

Bug#987547: better error message if dpkg-dev not installed

2021-04-25 Thread Marc Haber
Package: debspawn Version: 0.4.1-1 Severity: wishlist Hi, while debspawn recommends build-essential, it can be installed without dpkg-dev present. In this case, debspawn create fails with a python backtrace because it cannot find dpkg-architecture. This should either be a clearer error message