[Gambas-user] Unable to create .deb installs for Ubuntu / Mint

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 05/11/2015 16:16, Michael Perryman a écrit :
> Using the Gambas 3.7 versions on Mint 17.2 I was having no problems,
> writing, compiling, testing, & creating installation packages for use in
> Linux Mint 17.2.  A few weeks after installing 3.8 I needed to create an
> installation package for use with Mint.  It failed to create an
> installation package.
>
> Assuming that there was something wrong with my installation of Mint I
> first tried reinstalling Mint 17.2, using just the defaults, on an empty
> disk.  It still would not compile.
>
> Next I tried installing Ubuntu 15.10 on an empty disk.  First creating 3
> partitions for use as "/", swap & home.
>
> Other than telling it to use the above disk structure do an default install
> of Ubuntu Mate 15.10, letting it apply all updates during the install.
>
> Install Gambas with the following script.
>
> #!/bin/bash -vx
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gambas-team/gambas3
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install gambas3
>
> Copy source directory from what was a working program prier to Gambas 3.8
> into a source directory on the test installation.
> Create a separate directory in which to put the installation files.
>
> Load program and  chose project / compile all.
>
> Chose project / make / executable, choosing put shortcut on desktop.
>
>   Running the executable that has been placed from the desktop, everything
> works.
>
> Now choosing project / make / installation package, & on Target
> Distribution only ticking Ubuntu / Mint I get the message that I have
> always had "makepkg is missing".  In addition I now get the 2 messages  :-
> autoconf and automake are missing.
> makeself is missing.
>
> I Clicked next on every window until "Destination directory " is displayed.
> Chose the install directory & click next.
> Next screen click "create package"
> The following is displayed.
>
>
>
> Saving CHANGELOG file.
>
> ==============================================================================
>
> CREATING PACKAGE FOR UBUNTU / KUBUNTU / MINT....
>
>
> Making build directory.
> Creating desktop file...
> Sources are being debianizated.
> Creating package...
> cd '/home/michael/data/GambasInstall/GarminTools/ubuntu/garmintools-0.1.12'
> dpkg-buildpackage -d -rfakeroot -uc -us
> dpkg-buildpackage: source package garmintools
> dpkg-buildpackage: source version 0.1.12-0ubuntu2
> dpkg-buildpackage: source distribution unstable
> dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by michael <michael at ...3522...>
> sh: 1: gcc: not found
> dpkg-architecture: warning: couldn't determine gcc system type, falling
> back to default (native compilation)
> dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64
>   dpkg-source --before-build garmintools-0.1.12
> dpkg-source: error: syntax error in garmintools-0.1.12/debian/control at
> line 12: line with unknown format (not field-colon-value)
> dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source --before-build garmintools-0.1.12
> gave error exit status 25
> The package build has failed.
> Package.MakeDebPackage.991: 'dpkg-buildpackage' has failed.
> Saving CHANGELOG file.
>
> End of CHANGELOG file
> ========================================================
>
> File    garmintools-0.1.12/debian/control  follows.  everything between the
> rows of ========== The 12th line, said to be an error is part of the
> Description
>
> ==================================================================================
> Source: garmintools
> Section: contrib/electronics
> Priority: optional
> Maintainer: michael <michael at ...3522...>
> Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5.0.0), gambas3-dev (>= 3.8), gambas3-dev (<<
> 3.99.0), gambas3-gb-image (>= 3.8), gambas3-gb-image (<< 3.99.0),
> gambas3-gb-form (>= 3.8), gambas3-gb-form (<< 3.99.0), gambas3-gb-pcre (>=
> 3.8), gambas3-gb-pcre (<< 3.99.0)
> Standards-Version: 3.9.6
>
> Package: garmintools
> Architecture: all
> Depends: gambas3-runtime (>= 3.8), gambas3-runtime (<< 3.99.0),
> gambas3-gb-image (>= 3.8), gambas3-gb-image (<< 3.99.0), gambas3-gb-form
> (>= 3.8), gambas3-gb-form (<< 3.99.0), gambas3-gb-pcre (>= 3.8),
> gambas3-gb-pcre (<< 3.99.0)
> Description: 0.1.0
> GPS data processing for navagation
> gpx merge file correctl...
>   0.1.0
> GPS data processing for navagation
> gpx merge file correctly forated
>   This program is written in Gambas.
>   ================================================================================
>
> Does anyone know why this is failing & how to fix the problem.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Michael
>
>

I think you have a workaround by removing any newline inside your 
project description (I'm not sure, as you didn't provide your project.)

Otherwise the problem will be fixed in Gambas 3.8.3 that will be 
released soon. You can already download the sources on sourceforge.net 
if you can't wait.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini