[Bug 78455] Re: DEFECT in checkinstall: abort due to missing file or directory

[Clint Byrum]

Its unclear what the solution to this bug is. The fstrans workaround
seems to introduce regressions, and upstream's git repo seems
inaccessible so its hard to say if its being addressed there.

Please Andreas, if you have a clear path ahead for sponsors to take, re-
subscribe ubuntu-sponsors. Otherwise I don't see what we can do.

Unsubscribing ubuntu-sponsors

Also changing status from "Triaged" to "Confirmed" .. this appears to be
an upstream problem, and so needs to be reported upstream (in Debian if
applicable, and in the upstream bug tracker) before it can be considered
Triaged.

** Changed in: checkinstall (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Confirmed

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Sponsors Team, which is subscribed to the bug report.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/78455

Title:
  DEFECT in checkinstall: abort due to missing file or directory

Status in “checkinstall” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “checkinstall” source package in Maverick:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: checkinstall

  I get the following debug information and abort, when I try to create
  a new package with:

  "checkinstall unsermake install"
  #####
  ========================= Installation results ===========================
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<string>", line 1, in ?
    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/unsermake/__init__.py", line 1362, in ?
      main()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/unsermake/__init__.py", line 1047, in main
      files = os.listdir(sourcedir)
  OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/unsermake'

  ****  Installation failed. Aborting package creation.

  Cleaning up...OK

  Bye.

  #####
  This worked with the OLD checkinstall version in Dapper (the newest checkinstall version for Dapper stopped also correct work).
  The strange thing:
  The indicated directory EXISTS. But somehow the program doesn't find it.

  My system is a fresh Edgy install with pure *.deb based system setup.
  Checkinstall is version: 1.6.0-2ubuntu1 from universe/admin

  Is it possible, that I'm missing any python helper package? Or should
  I reconfigure some packages or define suitable alternatives? Maybe it
  works only with some special python versions?

  This happens in all following call scenarios:
  + KDE _user_ session with "sudo checkinstall unsermake install"
  + KDE konsole with calling "su" before --> calling checkinstall in super user mode with "checkinstall unsermake install"
  + console mode (no X11) with direct login as "root" --> calling directly "checkinstall unsermake install"
  I did this to avoid any problems that might be caused by old .dot files from my old $HOME which is containing config files from very old OS versions.
  But the "/root" account is fresh, so that the problem shouldn't be caused by old .dot-files.

  I will have to switch back to the last working checkinstall version
  1.5.3 right now.

  Thanks,
  Achim

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/78455/+subscriptions