Public bug reported: Trying to build a package in a debian unstable chroot using Bionic sbuild fails due to missing dpkg-scanpackage: $ sudo sbuild -d unstable -A -s
.... +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Install build-essential | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Setup apt archive ----------------- Merged Build-Depends: build-essential, fakeroot Filtered Build-Depends: build-essential, fakeroot dpkg-deb: building package 'sbuild-build-depends-core-dummy' in '/<<BUILDDIR>>/resolver-8rjiMc/apt_archive/sbuild-build-depends-core-dummy.deb'. Can't exec "dpkg-scanpackages": No such file or directory at -e line 23. system dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null failed: -1 at -e line 23. E: cannot create dummy archive Failed to run apt-ftparchive. E: Setting up apt archive failed Setup apt archive ----------------- Merged Build-Depends: dose-distcheck Filtered Build-Depends: dose-distcheck dpkg-deb: building package 'sbuild-build-depends-dose3-dummy' in '/<<BUILDDIR>>/resolver-8rjiMc/apt_archive/sbuild-build-depends-dose3-dummy.deb'. Can't exec "dpkg-scanpackages": No such file or directory at -e line 23. system dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null failed: -1 at -e line 23. E: cannot create dummy archive Failed to run apt-ftparchive. E: Setting up apt archive failed E: Failed to explain bd-uninstallable This looks like dpkg-scanpackages is needed to create the dummy package, but that's in dpkg-dev which is what it should be installing at this point. This used to work before the buster release. If I pre-install dpkg-dev in the chroot then it works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: sbuild 0.75.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Aug 1 02:24:01 2019 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: sbuild UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: sbuild (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838591 Title: sbuild fails to install build-essential in debian unstable chroot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sbuild/+bug/1838591/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs