[Bug 939430] [NEW] Alien gives invalid version number on RPMs using underscores

[Marius Kotsbak]

Public bug reported:

Trying to convert JRE from Oracle:

bian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/libhprof.so debian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/libdt_socket.so debian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/libjava.so debian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/native_threads/libhpi.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dh_gencontrol
dh_md5sums
dh_builddeb
dpkg-deb: error: parsing file 'debian/jre/DEBIAN/control' near line 2 package 'jre':
 feil i Version-tekst «1.6.0_31-1»: ugyldig tegn i versjonsnummeret

Last line means illegal characters in version number.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alien 8.85
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 23 12:20:57 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: alien
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (129 days ago)

** Affects: alien
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: alien (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric

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Title:
  Alien gives invalid version number on RPMs using underscores

Status in Alien:
  Unknown
Status in “alien” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to convert JRE from Oracle:

  bian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/libhprof.so debian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/libdt_socket.so debian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/libjava.so debian/jre/usr/java/jre1.6.0_31/lib/i386/native_threads/libhpi.so" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
  dh_gencontrol
  dh_md5sums
  dh_builddeb
  dpkg-deb: error: parsing file 'debian/jre/DEBIAN/control' near line 2 package 'jre':
   feil i Version-tekst «1.6.0_31-1»: ugyldig tegn i versjonsnummeret

  Last line means illegal characters in version number.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: alien 8.85
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Feb 23 12:20:57 2012
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: alien
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (129 days ago)

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