Lars Heill wrote, On 02/07/08 15:18:
> Lars Heill wrote, On 02/06/08 18:20:
>> Daniel Holbach wrote, On 02/06/08 11:14:
>>> debian-changelog-file-is-a-symlink is a CDBS bug I believe and only a
>>> warning, so nothing to worry about. Pbuilder shouldn't fail building it
>>> because of that.
>>>
>>> If all fails, try to upload to PPA:
>>> http://help.launchpad.net/PPAQuickStart - your page is fine too.
>>>
>>> Review:  - try to make it non-native (have a 
>>> sun-javadb_10.3.2.1.orig.tar.gz + .diff.gz (with all the debian/ 
>>> bits) and .dsc)
>>>  - "The deprecated frameworks software is not included" (in 
>>> debian/README.Debian) could be a bit more verbose. Also adding that 
>>> information to debian/copyright would not hurt.
>>>  - Make it Standards-Version 3.7.3 to comply with the newest policy 
>>> version.
>>>  - usr/share/javadb/demo/programs/localcal/lib/ seems to be an empty 
>>> directory
>>>  - please adhere to http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebianMaintainerField
>>
>> Stepping into a mess getting confused when trying to make it non-native:
>>
>> 1. CDBS tarball would like a tarball in sun-javadb-10.3.2.1, without it
>>    I am not suprised to get stuff like
>>
>>     dh_install -psun-javadb-client  
>> build-tree/javadb/lib/derbyclient.jar usr/share/javadb/lib
>>     cp: cannot stat `./build-tree/javadb/lib/derbyclient.jar': No such 
>> file or directory
>>
>> 2. With a copy of sun-javadb_10.3.2.1.orig.tar.gz in sun-javadb-10.3.2.1,
>>    I get
>>
>>     dpkg-source: warning: unknown information field 'Homepage' in 
>> input data in general section of control info file
>>     dpkg-source: warning: Version number suggests Ubuntu changes, but 
>> there is no XSBC-Original-Maintainer field
>>     dpkg-source: building sun-javadb using existing 
>> sun-javadb_10.3.2.1.orig.tar.gz
>>     dpkg-source: building sun-javadb in 
>> sun-javadb_10.3.2.1-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
>>     dpkg-source: warning: newly created empty file 
>> 'sun-javadb_10.3.2.1.orig.tar.gz.cdbs-config_list' will not be 
>> represented in diff
>>
>>    and then:
>>
>>     dpkg-source: cannot represent change to 
>> sun-javadb_10.3.2.1.orig.tar.gz: binary file contents changed
>>     dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file CHANGES.html
>>     dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file RELEASE-NOTES.html
>>     ...
>>     dpkg-source: warning: ignoring deletion of file 
>> docs/pdf/ref/refderby.pdf
>>     dpkg-source: building sun-javadb in sun-javadb_10.3.2.1-0ubuntu1.dsc
>>     dpkg-source: unrepresentable changes to source
>>
>>    booom!
>>
>> With pbuilder I run into this one, regardless:
>>
>>     dh_install -psun-javadb-client  
>> build-tree/javadb/lib/derbyclient.jar usr/share/javadb/lib
>>     cp: cannot stat `./build-tree/javadb/lib/derbyclient.jar': No such 
>> file or directory
>>
>> with orig.tar.gz, dsc and diff.gz in place.
>>
>> There must be some fundamental I have missed, - tried googling, and 
>> all FAQs and guides I know of...
> 
> Silly me forgot a 'cd'...
> 
> Have updated Source link with new packages.  Changes:
> 
>   * non-native
>   * no longer unzip build dependency
>   * put "frameworks" back in for consistency across platforms for Java DB
>     ==> get "W: sun-javadb-core: executable-not-elf-or-script" for .ksh
>         files under frameworks.  Yes, this is due to these files not 
> including
>         "#!/bin/sh".
>      - Can these warnings be overlooked?
>      - Should I add dependency on ksh | mksh | pdksh for this?
>        (they are deprecated, and they do execute under under sh and bash)
>    * Standards-Version is now 3.7.3 (disregarding lintian warning on this)
>    * Maintainer set to "MOTU Developers <email address hidden>"
>    * Description (long) improved
>    * usr/share/javadb/demo/programs/localcal/lib/ is still empty, like in
>      upstream and on other) platforms
> 
> Should I care for this from lintian?  (assuming it will go away when on 
> hardy,
> or using lintian from hardy):
> 
>   ==> E: sun-javadb_10.3.2.1-0ubuntu1_i386.changes: 
> bad-ubuntu-distribution-in-changes-file hardy
> 
> Still no luck with dput, so please see 
> http://dbtg.thresher.com/derby/bits/ubuntu/

Upgraded to lintian 1.23.42 from hardy to remove error message and
Standard-versions warning.