wrong package name "gambas2-gb-db-sqlite"

[JGuardon]

Binary package hint: gambas2-gb-db-sqlite

jesus@jesus:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

Package gambas2-gb-db-sqlite have a wrong name itself. It must be "gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3", as the author of Gambas2 confirms to us.

Correct package doesn't exists:

jesus@jesus:~$ apt-cache policy gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3
gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3:
  Instalados: (ninguno)
  Candidato: (ninguno)
  Tabla de versión:

Instead, the wrong package is there:

gambas2-gb-db-sqlite:
  Instalados: (ninguno)
  Candidato: 2.19.0-2
  Tabla de versión:
     2.19.0-2 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages

Let me include the conversation with the Gambas2 support, which is determinant to taking action on this report:

[quote]
Hi

Gambas2 SVN #2972, Ubuntu 10.04

I think this is an old bug, or perhaps a regression?

When a project which uses the gb.db.sqlite3 component, generated deb
packages (at least the Ubuntu ones) has a typo in such dependency in the
"control" file:

gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3 (>= 1.9.48), gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3 (<< 2.90)

Of course, when trying to install it fails because there is not such
package.

The correct name must be gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3, and it is not listed in
the repositories.

I don't know if other packages (tar, rpm, etc) are also affected.

Benoît, is there a chance to fix it?

Thanks in advance

------
> ouch old bug from the ubuntu staff... tell them
> >
Yes. The name of a package is "gambas2" followed by the name of the component,
the points being replaced by dashes.

So: gb.db.sqlite3 => gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3.

Without following that scheme, the IDE packager cannot work. The names must
match between the IDE and the package repository!

And, for once, everything is clearly documented at
http://gambasdoc.org/help/howto/package for packagers with a link on the wiki
main page. So I don't know why the Ubuntu packager made that mistake. Gambas
Ubuntu packages have never been correct until now, and you or another Ubuntu
user must report the bug.

Regards,

-- Benoît Minisini
[/quote]

(Benoît Minisini is the Gambas2 project leader)

Hope this clarifies the issue.

Best regards,

Jesus

[Jussi (jussi-lahtinen-gmail)]

Confirmed with Ubuntu 10.04 64bit.

[D. Scott Nettleton (dsnettleton)]

I'm having this problem as well.

The developer of Gambas2 has confirmed that the fault lies with the package maintainer.

The package gambas2-gb-db-sqlite should be renamed to gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3 for compatibility purposes.

[JGuardon (jguardon)]

Today I managed to talk with the maintainer of Debian packages of
"Gambas" regarding the wrong package name of gambas-gb-db-sqlite3, which
is now finally settled for the latest version 2.21

http://ftp-master.debian.org/new/gambas2_2.21.0-1.html

We only have to wait until ftpmasters will upload to Debian repos.

So now, it needs to be upstreamed to the Ubuntu repositories.

Anyone?

[JGuardon (jguardon)]

Good news

Changes accepted in Debian:

http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gambas2.html

http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gambas2/news/20100727T110252Z.html

[D. Scott Nettleton (dsnettleton)]

We just need Ubuntu to accept the changes downstream now.

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

gambas2 (2.21.0-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
  * Rename binary package gambas2-gb-db-sqlite to gambas2-gb-db-sqlite3 for a
    better compatibility with the gambas2 ide packager.
  * Bumped standards version to 3.9.1, no changes required
 -- Bhavani Shankar <email address hidden> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:01:49 +0200