Package: kernel-package Version: 12.033 Severity: normal It seems that generated debian/control file uses version rather than KERNELRELEASE varible which means that extra/local verion doesn't get into the file and the package build fails.
The following patch should help, I guess: --- /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/common.mk.old 2010-07-12 16:05:11.000000000 +0200 +++ /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/common.mk 2010-07-12 16:06:17.000000000 +0200 @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ cp -af $(LIBLOC)/$$dir ./debian/; \ done install -p -m 755 $(LIBLOC)/rules debian/rules - sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' \ + sed -e 's/=V/$(KERNELRELEASE)/g' \ -e 's/=D/$(debian)/g' -e 's/=A/$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)/g' \ -e 's/=SA/$(INT_SUBARCH)/g' \ -e 's/=I/$(initrddep)/g' \ @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ test ! -d $(strip $(KPKG_OVERLAY_DIR)) || \ (cd $(strip $(KPKG_OVERLAY_DIR)); tar cf - . | (cd $(SRCTOP)/debian; umask 000; tar xsf -)) test ! -f $(strip $(KPKG_OVERLAY_DIR))/Control || \ - sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' \ + sed -e 's/=V/$(KERNELRELEASE)/g' \ -e 's/=D/$(debian)/g' -e 's/=A/$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)/g' \ -e 's/=SA/$(INT_SUBARCH)/g' \ -e 's/=I/$(initrddep)/g' \ @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ -e 's/=ST/$(INT_STEM)/g' -e 's/=B/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/g' \ $(strip $(KPKG_OVERLAY_DIR))/Control > debian/control test ! -f $(strip $(KPKG_OVERLAY_DIR))/changelog || \ - sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' \ + sed -e 's/=V/$(KERNELRELEASE)/g' \ -e 's/=D/$(debian)/g' -e 's/=A/$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)/g' \ -e 's/=ST/$(INT_STEM)/g' -e 's/=B/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/g' \ -e 's/=M/$(maintainer) <$(email)>/g' \ Btw. I have noticed some other places where version->KERNELRELEASE might make sense as well, like the following one: --- /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/image.mk.old 2010-07-12 16:16:28.000000000 +0200 +++ /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/image.mk 2010-07-12 16:16:42.000000000 +0200 @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ $(DEBDIR)/pkg/image/prerm > $(TMPTOP)/DEBIAN/prerm chmod 755 $(TMPTOP)/DEBIAN/prerm $(INSTALL_TEMPLATE) - sed -e 's/=V/$(version)/g' -e 's/=IB/$(link_in_boot)/g' \ + sed -e 's/=V/$(KERNELRELEASE)/g' -e 's/=IB/$(link_in_boot)/g' \ -e 's/=ST/$(INT_STEM)/g' -e 's/=R/$(reverse_symlink)/g' \ -e 's/=KPV/$(kpkg_version)/g' \ -e 's/=K/$(kimage)/g' \ -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.34 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages kernel-package depends on: ii binutils 2.20.1-11 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii build-essential 11.5 Informational list of build-essent ii debianutils 3.3 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii file 5.04-2 Determines file type using "magic" ii gettext 0.17-11 GNU Internationalization utilities ii make 3.81-8 An utility for Directing compilati ii module-init-tools 3.12-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii po-debconf 1.0.16 tool for managing templates file t ii util-linux 2.17.2-3.1 Miscellaneous system utilities Versions of packages kernel-package recommends: ii cpio 2.11-4 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar Versions of packages kernel-package suggests: pn btrfs-tools <none> (no description available) ii bzip2 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co pn docbook-utils <none> (no description available) ii e2fsprogs 1.41.12-2 ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utiliti ii grub-legacy [grub] 0.97-61 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v ii initramfs-tools [linux-in 0.97.2 tools for generating an initramfs pn jfsutils <none> (no description available) ii libncurses5-dev [libncurs 5.7+20100313-2 developer's libraries and docs for pn linux-source | kernel-sou <none> (no description available) pn mcelog <none> (no description available) pn oprofile <none> (no description available) pn pcmciautils <none> (no description available) ii ppp 2.4.4rel-10.1 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - da ii procps 1:3.2.8-9 /proc file system utilities pn quota <none> (no description available) pn reiserfsprogs <none> (no description available) pn squashfs-tools <none> (no description available) ii udev 158-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo pn xfsprogs <none> (no description available) pn xmlto <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org