[Bug 85574] Re: bad error message for incorrect Maintainer: field syntax (fails to parse changelog)

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** Changed in: equivs (Debian)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  bad error message for incorrect Maintainer: field syntax (fails to
  parse changelog)

Status in equivs package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in equivs package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: equivs

  This is on Kubuntu Dapper, with equivs version 2.0.6-0.1. Also tested
  with the newer version 2.0.7 installed from packages.ubuntu.com.

  The command 'man equivs-build' tells us the following: "If you don’t
  use a local changelog, equivs will create a dummy one." However, it
  can't do this.

  Using the following control file (for completely local use) by the name 'libxine-main1':
  Package: libxine-main1
  Version: 1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.5+patch1
  Maintainer: kko
  Depends: libxine-main1 (= 1.1.1+ubuntu2-7.2+patch1)
  Description: A meta-package to trick adept_notifier and adept_updater.
   This depends on the real installed patched version, but has
   a version number larger than what is currently available
   through repositories.

  ...and then running 'equivs-build libxine-main1', I get the following output:
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/equivs-build line 207, <IN> line 22.
  dh_testdir
  touch build-stamp
  dh_testdir
  dh_testroot
  dh_clean -k
  dh_clean: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
  # Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp.
  touch install-stamp
  dh_testdir
  dh_testroot
  dh_installdocs
  dh_installdocs: Compatibility levels before 4 are deprecated.
  dh_installchangelogs
  parsechangelog/debian: error: badly formatted trailer line, at changelog line 5
  dh_installchangelogs: changelog parse failure
  make: *** [binary-arch] Virhe 1
  Error during the build process: Inappropriate ioctl for device at /usr/bin/equivs-build line 180, <IN> line 31.

  ...and after 'sudo dpkg -i equivs_2.0.7_all.deb', running 'equivs-build libxine-main1':
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/equivs-build line 153.
  dh_testdir
  dh_testroot
  dh_clean -k
  dh_testdir
  dh_testroot
  dh_installdocs
  dh_installchangelogs
  parsechangelog/debian: error: badly formatted trailer line, at changelog line 5
  dh_installchangelogs: changelog parse failure
  make: *** [binary-arch] Virhe 1
  Error in the build process: exit status 2

  There seems to at least be a problem in parsing the changelog (that
  equivs is supposed to provide from a template). (The command 'man
  equivs-build' tells us that "The control file -- doesn't have to
  define all keys, as default values will be used if you omit one." I
  have, accordingly, omitted a number of fields from the control file.)

  Looking at the list of installed files, I don't see a separate
  'changelog' file in equivs's template directory, although I'm guessing
  this may not even be intended, as it could be coded into the script.

  
  I was able to build the package after I defined the changelog file with "Changelog: changelog.txt" in the control file, and added a modified changelog for "libxine-main1" as 'changelog.txt'.

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