DA bug report logs - #179850
Does not build from source only (without binary packages available)

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox):

From: "jeramy b. smith" <jeramy.smith@sbs.siemens.com>
To: <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: apt-build doesn't build
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:31:09 -0600

Package: apt-build
Version: 0.8

apt-build wll not build a package whose source is uploaded  but its binary
is not. For instance, most architectures aside from i386 do not have binary
packages the same day the source is apt'able. So the apt source exists but
apt-build install fails. The offending code is in the install module. An
apt-get -y --print-uris install is run. Instead an apt-get -y --print-uris
source should be used. However, this breaks other checks in the install
module like the check for arch independent packages.

Message #16 received at 179850@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox):

From: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
To: 179850@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Compiling source without corresponding binary package
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:09:44 -0600

From looking through the source, it seems that apt-build gets the .deb file 
name and package version from apt-cache's information about the corresponding 
binary package.  If there is no binary package in the cache, apt-build can't 
do anything.  That's kind of sad, because apt-get and apt-src can compile and 
build packages just fine in that situation.

Can this be fixed (without too much rewriting)?  Maybe apt-build could use 
apt-src's module somehow to get some of the info it needs.

Message #21 received at 179850@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox):

From: Kumar Appaiah <a.kumar@alumni.iitm.ac.in>
To: 179850@bugs.debian.org, 291565@bugs.debian.org, 292169@bugs.debian.org
Subject: A first iteration patch to fix this bug
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:48:58 -0500

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tags 179850 + patch
tags 292169 + patch
tags 291565 + patch
thanks

Dear Julien,

I have made a primary attempt to fix this bug, with the attached
patch. It solves the following two problems:

1. If one gives the name of a source package to apt-build install, it
works with the default source version it finds.

2. For packages such as pine (in non-free), there exist source
packages but no binaries. This also handles that (seemingly) corner
case.

Disclaimer:
- The workaround is not efficient, as it calls another round
of apt-cache.
- I don't know Perl. I copied stuff from your code elsewhere, and read
up minimal things to get things rolling.

I hope you are able to use the patch to fix these bugs. If you need me
to do something more, please tell me (anything except learning Perl! ;-)).

Thanks.

Kumar
-- 
Kumar Appaiah

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Message #32 received at 179850@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox):

From: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
To: Kumar Appaiah <a.kumar@alumni.iitm.ac.in>, 292169@bugs.debian.org
Cc: 179850@bugs.debian.org, 291565@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#292169: A first iteration patch to fix this bug
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:01:00 +0200

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At 1224823738 time_t, Kumar Appaiah wrote:
> I hope you are able to use the patch to fix these bugs. If you need me
> to do something more, please tell me (anything except learning Perl! ;-)).

I've at least push it. I've no time nor interest to test and check that,
so I'll trust you on this one.

I'll be in the next release.

Cheers,
-- 
Julien Danjou
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Message #43 received at 179850@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox):

From: Kumar Appaiah <a.kumar@alumni.iitm.ac.in>
To: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
Cc: 292169@bugs.debian.org, 179850@bugs.debian.org, 291565@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#292169: A first iteration patch to fix this bug
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:48:58 -0500

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On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 01:01:00PM +0200, Julien Danjou wrote:
> At 1224823738 time_t, Kumar Appaiah wrote:
> > I hope you are able to use the patch to fix these bugs. If you need me
> > to do something more, please tell me (anything except learning Perl! ;-)).
> 
> I've at least push it. I've no time nor interest to test and check that,
> so I'll trust you on this one.
> 
> I'll be in the next release.

Well, it does something better than earlier, so I guess we'll let the
other bug filers comment.

Thanks!

Kumar
-- 
Kumar Appaiah

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