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  1. Bug #128002
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Comment 10 for bug 128002

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Ian Jackson (ijackson) wrote : Re: [Bug 128002] Re: gutsy/amd64: ftbfs / autopkgtest failure

Tormod Volden writes ("[Bug 128002] Re: gutsy/amd64: ftbfs / autopkgtest failure"):
> debian/rules sets a variable TMPDIR for its own purpose, and creates the
> directory only for some make targets. The environment variable TMPDIR is
> also used by programs such as patch and tac, hence the error. I'll
> suggest changing the debian/rules variable name to something else. Its
> value should probably be something based on TMPDIR in the best case.
>
> Does that sound reasonable? If so, I can make a patch, or maybe better,
> include it in the debdiff in bug #114793.

That sounds sensible. You might consider sending the diff to the
Debian BTS as well.

Thanks,
Ian.