[Bug 1395484] Re: mk-build-deps failes when control file is in path containing spaces

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 881153 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881153

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: equivs (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  mk-build-deps failes when control file is in path containing spaces

Status in devscripts package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in equivs package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  ## Console output
  ```
  ~/Workspace/Programming/My_projects/Vubuntu/Patches/安裝與設定各桌面環境/桌面環境通用設定（若可行的話）/鍵盤快捷鍵設定/按下 Windows 鍵開啟選單/KDE/安裝 ksuperkey % LANGUAGE=en mk-build-deps ksuperkey.control
  cp: target ‘ksuperkey/equivs.cx3DoH’ is not a directory
  Error on copy of the template files: exit status 1
  ~/Workspace/Programming/My_projects/Vubuntu/Patches/安裝與設定各桌面環境/桌面環境通用設定（若可行的話）/鍵盤快捷鍵設定/按下 Windows 鍵開啟選單/KDE/安裝 ksuperkey %
  ```

  AFAICS the bug is at /usr/bin/equivs-build script that "builddir" string is not properly quoted.
  ```
  system("cp -R /usr/share/equivs/template/* $builddir") == 0 or
     die "Error on copy of the template files: exit status " . ($?>>8) . "\n";
  ```

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: devscripts 2.14.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-lowlatency 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-lowlatency i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Sun Nov 23 22:54:13 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-08 (624 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  SourcePackage: devscripts
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (218 days ago)

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