[Gambas-user] error in creating install pakage

[mikeB]

eGreetings,

Just switched over to Linux from MS and choose Gambas to start 
programming for Linux. - i've programmed Windows software for a long 
time now - I really appreciate the fact that Gambas was developed and 
thanks to the folks that make it happen. There seems to be some learning 
curve but "it's almost BASIC". GOOD JOB!

Running Linux Mint "Serena" Mate 64-bit: Gambas 3.8.4

A make of an executable does work as expected.

"Trying to generate an "installment pkg" (within Gambas) for my first 
application  = I received the following Error: The package build has 
failed.

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CREATING PACKAGE FOR UBUNTU / KUBUNTU / MINT....


Making build directory.
Creating desktop file...
Sources are being debianizated.
Creating package...
cd '/home/mikeb/codeit-master2chapters-1.2.2'
dpkg-buildpackage -d -rfakeroot -uc -us
dpkg-buildpackage: source package codeit-master2chapters
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 1.2.2-0ubuntu1
dpkg-buildpackage: source distribution unstable
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by mikeb <mb at ...3665...>
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64
  dpkg-source --before-build codeit-master2chapters-1.2.2
dpkg-source: error: syntax error in 
codeit-master2chapters-1.2.2/debian/control at line 12: line with 
unknown format (not field-colon-value)
dpkg-buildpackage: error: dpkg-source --before-build 
codeit-master2chapters-1.2.2 gave error exit status 25
The package build has failed.
Package.MakeDebPackage.1014: 'dpkg-buildpackage' has failed.

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I then I tryed making an "RPM" for SUSE and that went OKAY all though I 
have not tested it.

Any clue what went wrong and/ or how can I attempt to fix the problem?

Thanks, mikeB code-it.com