package: dh-python version: 2.20160721 severity: normal Dear maintainer,
I wanted to add a bunch of <!nocheck> build profiles to a python package
of mine, but stumbled upon this dh-python's bug.
When using the --recommends flag, dh_python[23] look up the python
package name and translates it into a debian package name; then it also
add a version restriction if such restriction is imposed on the same
pacakge in d/control.
Sadly, if I add a build conflict to that package in d/control, such
restriction is copied too, and since that makes no sense in binary
packages relationship (such a Recommends), dpkg-deb failes to build the
.deb:
dh_builddeb
dpkg-deb --build debian/python3-foo ..
dpkg-deb: error: parsing file 'debian/python3-foo/DEBIAN/control' near line 7
package 'python3-foo':
'Recommends' field, reference to 'python3-argcomplete': error in version:
version number does not start with digit
dh_builddeb: dpkg-deb --build debian/python3-foo .. returned exit code 2
If then I go look into the debian/python3-foo.substvars file:
python3:Recommends=python3-argcomplete (<!nocheck>)
misc:Depends=
misc:Pre-Depends=
You can fetch a very minimal reproducer at (just dget it):
https://volatile.mapreri.org/2016-08-13/5a2012d2770a9b8bcee29113b32e2f4f/broken_0.0.0.0.dsc
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regards,
Mattia Rizzolo
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