[ubuntu-uk] Issues packaging software

[Barry Drake]

On 02/05/15 22:30, Gareth France wrote:
> Ok, I am really, really needing some help here. I have resolved all the
> issues one by one, except for an issue with the format. It is set to 3.0
> (quilt) but I keep getting this error:

Gareth ....  Just over a year ago, I had a go at making a Debian Sword 
set of packages.  The errors you are getting seem remarkably similar. 
After a lot of discussion on a Deban packaging list, I discovered that 
the Sword stuff simply would not build properly under Ubuntu.  Solution: 
use debootstrap.  This creates a Debian minimal installation in a chroot 
environment ...  the instructions for debootstrap are very complex - but 
it does do the lintian checks properly and I got working packages that I 
was able to test out properly.  I handed it over to someone (I can't 
remember who) and after a couple of tweaks, it passed Debian.  Same 
thing ought to be OK for Ubuntu packages.  Get back to me if you want 
more info.  I have a few notes, but memory is less certain after over a 
year.

Regards,		Barry
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