fails to build kernel package from a git if uncommited modifications

[sam tygier]

Binary package hint: kernel-package

i am building a kernel from upstream git. i have an uncommitted modification in the kernel source.
fakeroot make-kpkg --jobs 4 --append-to-version=sam2 --initrd kernel_image

fails with:

dpkg-gencontrol -DArchitecture=amd64 -isp \
   -plinux-image-2.6.35-rc4-sam2+ -P/var/tmp/kernelsource/kernelorg/linux-2.6/debian/linux-image-2.6.35-rc4-sam2+/
dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-image-2.6.35-rc4-sam2+ not in control info
make[2]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/linux-image-2.6.35-rc4-sam2+] Error 255
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/kernelsource/kernelorg/linux-2.6'
make[1]: *** [debian/stamp/binary/pre-linux-image-2.6.35-rc4-sam2+] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/kernelsource/kernelorg/linux-2.6'
make: *** [kernel_image] Error 2

the patch in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/16447/comments/7
fixes this error and allows me to build

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: kernel-package 12.033 [modified: usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/kernel_version.mk]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 29 10:39:52 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100605)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kernel-package

[sam tygier (samtygier)]

maybe that patch isn't enough. i am now using 12.036 from PPA: https://launchpad.net/~brian-rogers/+archive/ppa which seems to be working ok.

see Bug #58307

[Thilo-Alexander Ginkel (thilo.ginkel)]

I can confirm both the existence of this bug as well as the fact that 12.036 seems to solve the issue, which is good news as that versions seems to be what will be shipped with Natty.