Package: git-buildpackage Version: 0.5.26 Severity: wishlist Hello,
I tried to import a tarball with git-import-orig but it fails with a uninformative error : $ git import-orig --pristine-tar ../rss2email_2.71.orig.tar.gz What is the upstream version? [2.71] gbp:info: Importing '../rss2email_2.71.orig.tar.gz' to branch 'upstream'... gbp:info: Source package is rss2email gbp:info: Upstream version is 2.71 fatal: Could not switch to '../tmpdCS4lT/rss2email-2.71': Permission denied gbp:error: git returned 128 gbp:error: Couldn't add files gbp:error: Import of ../rss2email_2.71.orig.tar.gz failed rm: cannot remove `../tmpdCS4lT/rss2email-2.71': Permission denied gbp:error: rm returned 1 gbp:error: Couldn't remove "../tmpdCS4lT" gbp:error: Removal of tmptree ../tmpdCS4lT failed. The problem is that the permissions inside the tarball do not allow to cd into the directory. $ tar tzvf ../rss2email_2.71.orig.tar.gz d--------- lsmith/None 0 2011-03-04 18:40 rss2email-2.71/ ---------- lsmith/None 7300 2011-03-04 18:11 rss2email-2.71/CHANGELOG ---------- lsmith/None 3267 2010-11-12 19:34 rss2email-2.71/config.py.example ---------- lsmith/None 168065 2011-02-20 23:41 rss2email-2.71/feedparser.py ---------- lsmith/None 14847 2011-02-17 22:42 rss2email-2.71/html2text.py ---------- lsmith/None 43 2006-03-17 00:43 rss2email-2.71/r2e ---------- lsmith/None 58 2006-03-17 00:43 rss2email-2.71/r2e.bat ---------- lsmith/None 7208 2009-12-21 23:04 rss2email-2.71/readme.html ---------- lsmith/None 31352 2011-03-04 17:51 rss2email-2.71/rss2email.py The tarball is a bit buggy (and I noticed upstream about it) but I suggest that git-import-orig could either accept it (chmod()ing the files before) or reject it with a clearer error message. Thanks for maintaining this package ! -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-2-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages git-buildpackage depends on: ii devscripts 2.11.0 scripts to make the life of a Debi ii git [git-core] 1:1.7.5.4-1 fast, scalable, distributed revisi ii git-core 1:1.7.5.4-1 fast, scalable, distributed revisi ii python 2.6.7-2 interactive high-level object-orie ii python-dateutil 1.4.1-4 powerful extensions to the standar ii python-support 1.0.14 automated rebuilding support for P Versions of packages git-buildpackage recommends: ii cowbuilder 0.63 pbuilder running on cowdancer ii pristine-tar 1.13 regenerate pristine tarballs Versions of packages git-buildpackage suggests: pn git-load-dirs <none> (no description available) pn python-notify <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- Etienne Millon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org