On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:32:55 +0200 David Kalnischkies wrote: > Hi Michael Gilbert! > > 2010/4/7 Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilb...@gmail.com>: > > hi, currently, "apt-get source" will refuse to run dpkg-source when > > there is an existing version of the source package in the current > > directory. > mhhh. Could you describe it a bit more - at best with a series of > commandline invocations leading you to your problem? > > I have no problems with calling "apt-get source" multiple times > in a row, so i guess i have missed an important detail, e.g. > > $ apt-get source apt > [apply patches, modify debian/changelog, do whatever] > $ apt-get source apt -b > > works for me as expected (= compiles my modified apt).
hi, thanks for looking into this. the two apt-gotted versions need to differ. for example getting kernel source from squeeze, then sid demonstrates the problem. $ apt-get source linux-2.6=2.6.32-9 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Need to get 83.5MB of source archives. Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org sid/main linux-2.6 2.6.32-9 (dsc) [5,390B] Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org sid/main linux-2.6 2.6.32-9 (tar) [82.2MB] Get:3 http://ftp.us.debian.org sid/main linux-2.6 2.6.32-9 (diff) [1,343kB] Fetched 83.5MB in 2min 1s (687kB/s) dpkg-source: info: extracting linux-2.6 in linux-2.6-2.6.32 dpkg-source: info: unpacking linux-2.6_2.6.32.orig.tar.gz dpkg-source: info: applying linux-2.6_2.6.32-9.diff.gz dpkg-source: info: upstream files that have been modified: linux-2.6-2.6.32/patch-2.6.32.9-rc1 $ apt-get source linux-2.6=2.6.32-11 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Skipping already downloaded file 'linux-2.6_2.6.32.orig.tar.gz' Need to get 6,318kB of source archives. Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org sid/main linux-2.6 2.6.32-11 (dsc) [5,914B] Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org sid/main linux-2.6 2.6.32-11 (diff) [6,312kB] Fetched 6,318kB in (687kB/s) Skipping unpack of already unpacked source in linux-2.6-2.6.32 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
