dh_strip fails if package uses debian/tmp for installation

[Michael Bienia]

Binary package hint: pkg-create-dbgsym

gtk-engines-mono uses debian/tmp for installation and dh_strip expects it in debian/gtk-engines-mono:

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10688624/buildlog_ubuntu-hardy-amd64.gtk-engines-mono_0.0.5-1build1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz:
[...]
mkdir /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib
mkdir /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib/gtk
mkdir /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib/gtk/themes
mkdir /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c libmono.la /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmono.la
/usr/bin/install -c .libs/libmono.so /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmono.so
/usr/bin/install -c .libs/libmono.lai /build/buildd/gtk-engines-mono-0.0.5/debian/tmp/usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines/libmono.la
libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish /usr/lib/gtk/themes/engines'
[...]
touch install-stamp
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_installdocs README
dh_installdocs: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_installchangelogs
dh_installchangelogs: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_strip
dh_strip debug symbol extraction: all non-arch-all packages for this build platform amd64: gtk-engines-mono
dh_strip debug symbol extraction: packages to act on: gtk-engines-mono
dh_strip debug symbol extraction: ignored packages:
Directory debian/gtk-engines-mono does not exist, aborting
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
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Build finished at 20071202-0207
FAILED [dpkg-buildpackage died]

[Michael Bienia (geser)]

dvi2tty is also affected by that bug:

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10186049/buildlog_ubuntu-hardy-i386.dvi2tty_5.3.1-4_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz
[...]
# Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp.
# /usr/bin/make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp
install -o root -g root -m 755 dvi2tty disdvi `pwd`/debian/tmp/usr/bin
install -o root -g root -m 644 dvi2tty.1 disdvi.1 `pwd`/debian/tmp/usr/share/man/man1
touch install-stamp
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_installdocs
dh_installdocs: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_installexamples
dh_installexamples: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_installmanpages
dh_installmanpages: This program is deprecated, switch to dh_installman.
dh_installmanpages: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_installinfo
dh_installinfo: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_installchangelogs
dh_installchangelogs: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_link
dh_link: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
dh_strip
dh_strip debug symbol extraction: all non-arch-all packages for this build platform i386: dvi2tty
dh_strip debug symbol extraction: packages to act on: dvi2tty
dh_strip debug symbol extraction: ignored packages:
Directory debian/dvi2tty does not exist, aborting
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
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[Michael Bienia (geser)]

flexml too: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10191900/buildlog_ubuntu-hardy-amd64.flexml_1.8-1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

pkg-create-dbgsym (0.21) hardy; urgency=low

  * Add tests/dhtest.compat1override/: Declare debian/compat '4', but override
    it in debian/rules with DH_COMPAT=1. Reproduces the FTBFS of dvi2tty,
    flexml, and gtk-engines-mono.
  * dh_strip: Fix debhelper compatibility level detection so that DH_COMPAT
    overrides debian/compat. (LP: #173631)

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:58:19 +0100