Built a test package with the upstream patch here: https://launchpad.net/~ddstreet/+archive/ubuntu/lp1730627
Then tested autopkgtest on bionic system, with the patched dpkg. Fails as expected with the current trusty dpkg: $ autopkgtest -U dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.8.dsc -- lxd ubuntu-daily:trusty ... autopkgtest [15:20:15]: ERROR: "dpkg --unpack /tmp/autopkgtest.wuLHN3/autopkgtest-satdep.deb" failed with stderr "dpkg-deb: error: archive '/tmp/autopkgtest.wuLHN3/autopkgtest-satdep.deb' has premature member 'control.tar.xz' before 'control.tar.gz', giving up Build/autopkgtest successful with the patched trusty dpkg from PPA: $ autopkgtest --setup-commands='sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ddstreet/lp1730627' -U dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.8.dsc -- lxd ubuntu-daily:trusty ... dpkg-deb: building package `dpkg-dev' in `../dpkg-dev_1.17.5ubuntu5.8_all.deb'. dpkg-genchanges -b >../dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.8_amd64.changes dpkg-genchanges: binary-only upload - not including any source code dpkg-source --after-build src dpkg-source: info: using options from src/debian/source/options: --compression=xz dpkg-buildpackage: binary only upload (no source included) dpkg-source: info: using options from src/debian/source/options: --compression=xz * SKIP no tests in this package autopkgtest [15:29:22]: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ summary * SKIP no tests in this package -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1730627 Title: xz compressed control.tar files not supported To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1730627/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
