[Bug 1822496] [NEW] dpkg-buildpackage build-dep list should be easier to install

[Shawn Landden]

Public bug reported:

When building from source dpkg-buildpackage very kindly tells you what
build-dep packages are not installed. Usually, I just want install all
these packages. However this list, because of the version requirements,
cannot be copied and pasted with "apt install" in front. There are three
way to fix this

1. teach apt to understand these version requirements
2. have dpkg output another line without the versions
3. add a flag to dpkg-buildpackage that makes it call into apt to install these (not recommended)

$ dpkg-buildpackage -b
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package network-manager
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1.16.0-1
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution experimental
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org>
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture amd64
 dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: error: Unmet build dependencies: intltool ppp-dev (>= 2.4.7-1+1) libpolkit-gobject-1-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev (>= 0.97) libaudit-dev libsystemd-dev (>= 209) libgirepository1.0-dev (>= 0.10.7-1~) gobject-introspection (>= 0.9.12-4~) python-gi libpsl-dev (>= 0.1) libcurl4-gnutls-dev (>= 7.24.0) gtk-doc-tools libyaml-perl libglib2.0-doc libmm-glib-dev (>= 0.7.991) libndp-dev libreadline-dev libnewt-dev (>= 0.52.15) libteam-dev (>= 1.9) libjansson-dev libbluetooth-dev (>= 5) valac (>= 0.17.1.24) python-dbus

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: dpkg 1.19.5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-8.9-generic 5.0.1
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Mar 31 14:12:05 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-23 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190203)
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug disco wayland-session

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to dpkg in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1822496

Title:
  dpkg-buildpackage build-dep list should be easier to install

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When building from source dpkg-buildpackage very kindly tells you what
  build-dep packages are not installed. Usually, I just want install all
  these packages. However this list, because of the version
  requirements, cannot be copied and pasted with "apt install" in front.
  There are three way to fix this

  1. teach apt to understand these version requirements
  2. have dpkg output another line without the versions
  3. add a flag to dpkg-buildpackage that makes it call into apt to install these (not recommended)

  $ dpkg-buildpackage -b
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package network-manager
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1.16.0-1
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution experimental
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org>
  dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture amd64
   dpkg-source --before-build .
  dpkg-checkbuilddeps: error: Unmet build dependencies: intltool ppp-dev (>= 2.4.7-1+1) libpolkit-gobject-1-dev libpolkit-agent-1-dev (>= 0.97) libaudit-dev libsystemd-dev (>= 209) libgirepository1.0-dev (>= 0.10.7-1~) gobject-introspection (>= 0.9.12-4~) python-gi libpsl-dev (>= 0.1) libcurl4-gnutls-dev (>= 7.24.0) gtk-doc-tools libyaml-perl libglib2.0-doc libmm-glib-dev (>= 0.7.991) libndp-dev libreadline-dev libnewt-dev (>= 0.52.15) libteam-dev (>= 1.9) libjansson-dev libbluetooth-dev (>= 5) valac (>= 0.17.1.24) python-dbus

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
  Package: dpkg 1.19.5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-8.9-generic 5.0.1
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun Mar 31 14:12:05 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-23 (36 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190203)
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1822496/+subscriptions