[Bug 1172588] Re: debchange is working on "debian" folder while dpkg-deb is using "DEBIAN" directory

[Colin Watson]

You should not normally use dpkg-deb by hand to create packages; you
should create a proper source package instead (which would call dpkg-deb
under the hood, but this is typically done by helper programs such as
dh_builddeb; the presence of the DEBIAN directory is an invisible
implementation detail if you're using debhelper).

In any case, the "DEBIAN" directory it operates on is a binary control
directory, which is *not* the same format as the source package
directory "debian".  Making them be the same would break absolutely
everything.

** Changed in: alien (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  debchange is working on "debian" folder while dpkg-deb is using
  "DEBIAN" directory

Status in “alien” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

  Using the dpkg-deb tools to create packages the control files have to
  be put into the "DEBIAN" folder (big case letters). Unfort. the
  debchange tool searches for a "debian" folder with small letters.

  debchange 2.11.6ubuntu1.4
  dpkg-deb 1.16.1.2

  
  thx

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