cannot build the package, file debian/control is missing

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

I'm not sure this is the right place to report the bug.

The problem is that I have a recipe (boinc-daily) that takes boinc source from alioth debian repository.

The problem is that the first build step fails because of a missing debian/control file.

I know the file is missing because it is created by debian/control.in while running rules/clean step.

So my suggestion for recipes is to check for control file OR for control.in file.
(I can provide a patch, but I honestly don't know which source package I should look for)

Thanks

[Robert Collins (lifeless)]

You probably want to fix boinc :)

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

You can find the problem here:
https://code.launchpad.net/~costamagnagianfranco/+archive/skype4py/+recipebuild/416712

I built it without merging a debian/control file from another bzr branch

[William Grant (wgrant)]

'bzr dailydeb' requires a debian/control file. This isn't likely to change, so I'd suggest you add a pregenerated one to your branch.

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Ok I understand the point, but the change will be minimal, and the projects using a control.in file are increasing nowadays.

How do you feel about applying a patch provided by me?

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

bzr branch lp:bzr-builder
cmds.py:365
            control_path = os.path.join(working_directory, "debian", "control")
            control_path2 = os.path.join(working_directory, "debian", "control.in")
            if not os.path.exists(control_path) or not os.path.exists(control_path2):

I think this is just two line change, and will fix some bugs

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Hi William, how can I put the debian/control file without merging a branch?

I want to do something like nest only the control file, but I don't know how to do this...

Suggestions?