[Bug 1803804] Re: Recommends: ssh-import-id missing in openssh 1:7.9p1-1

[Steve Langasek]

printf debugging of debian/rules shows that $(UBUNTU) is set to the
literal string:

  dpkg-vendor --derives-from  && echo yes || echo no

That seems unexpected.  It seems /usr/share/dpkg/vendor.mk is incorrect
about the usage of dpkg_vendor_derives_from and that this has never
worked as advertised, but that openssh in disco has switched to using
this function for the first time, introducing the regression.

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Canonical Server Team (canonical-server)

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Title:
  Recommends: ssh-import-id missing in openssh 1:7.9p1-1

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ssh-import-id shows on http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive
  /component-mismatches as wanting demotion to universe.  This is
  because openssh-server in disco has dropped its Recommends on this
  package, which appears to be a misbuild.

  From the build log, I see:

  dh_gencontrol -- -V'openssh-server:Recommends='

  (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/1:7.9p1-1/+build/15632765)

  But debian/rules has:

  ifeq ($(UBUNTU),yes)
  server_recommends := ssh-import-id
  else
  server_recommends :=
  endif

  [...]
  override_dh_gencontrol:
          dh_gencontrol -- -V'openssh-server:Recommends=$(server_recommends)'

  So this is supposed to be set but isn't.

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