[Bug 878562] Re: dpkg-shlibdeps: error: package. is not a valid version

[Raphaël Hertzog]

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011, Benjamin Drung wrote:
> libEGL.so.1 libegl1-mesa #MINVER# | libegl1-x11
>  # package.
>  _eglBindContext at Base 7.8.1
>  _eglBindTexImage at Base 7.8.1
> 
> Is a line that start with a space followed by a # considered as comment?

No, comments must have their # on the first character of the line (and
they are usually stripped in the symbols file that ends up in the .deb).

As it is, it's parsed as symbol "#" associated to version "package.".
Hence the error message you saw.

> In this case it would be a bug in dpkg-shlibdeps, otherwise it's a bug
> in mesa.

 affects ubuntu/mesa

Cheers,
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** Also affects: mesa (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  dpkg-shlibdeps: error: package. is not a valid version

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “mesa” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The daily build of VLC [1] fails to build on precise:

  make[1]: Leaving directory `/build/buildd/vlc-1.2.0~~git20111019+r956'
     dh_makeshlibs -a -O--parallel
     dh_shlibdeps -a -O--parallel
  dpkg-shlibdeps: error: package. is not a valid version
  dh_shlibdeps: dpkg-shlibdeps -Tdebian/vlc.substvars debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/gui/libskins2_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/gui/libqt4_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/services_discovery/libxcb_apps_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/access/libxcb_screen_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_filter/libpanoramix_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libsdl_image_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_output/libaa_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_output/libxcb_xv_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_output/libxcb_window_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_output/libxcb_x11_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_output/libegl_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/video_output/libxcb_glx_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/misc/libxscreensaver_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/misc/libxdg_screensaver_plugin.so debian/vlc/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/control/libglobalhotkeys_plugin.so returned exit code 255
  make: *** [binary-arch] Error 255
  dpkg-buildpackage: error: /usr/bin/fakeroot debian/rules binary-arch gave error exit status 2

  The version is "1.2.0~~git20111019+r956-0~r45~precise1".

  Full build log: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/83223870/buildlog_ubuntu-precise-amd64.vlc_1.2.0%7E%7Egit20111019%2Br956-0%7Er45%7Eprecise1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz
  [1] https://code.launchpad.net/~videolan/+recipe/master-daily

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