Comment 6 for bug 188962

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.