dh_make_perl fails to install the create .deb

[Egon Willighagen]

Binary package hint: dh-make-perl

To reproduce:

$ cd /tmp
$ sudo dh-make-perl --install --cpan PatchReader

Output (last, relevant lines only):

dpkg-deb: building package `libpatchreader-perl' in `../libpatchreader-perl_0.9.5-1_all.deb'.
make: Leaving directory `/PatchReader-0.9.5'
dpkg: error processing /tmp/libpatchreader-perl_0.9.5-1_all.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/libpatchreader-perl_0.9.5-1_all.deb
Cannot install package /tmp/libpatchreader-perl_0.9.5-1_all.deb

The problem is that the .deb is created in / (?????), while the install command expects it in /tmp...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: dh-make-perl (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 24 10:36:56 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100902.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dh-make-perl

[Egon Willighagen (egonw)]

The bug was reported via my maverick system, but the problem was found on lucid instead.