I've prepared a new package for gal, and I intend to upload it. This package adds the correct build dependency, as suggested by Daniel Schepler.
It also fixes the problem with binaryNMUs (359683), and cleans up debian/copyright a bit, so that lintian does not complain. Enjoy. -- Love, Marga
diff -Nru /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/changelog /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/changelog --- /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/changelog 2006-06-06 14:04:35.000000000 -0300 +++ /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/changelog 2006-08-03 10:40:41.000000000 -0300 @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +gal0.x (0.24-7.1) unstable; urgency=medium + + * Non-maintainer upload to fix Failure To Build From Source due to missing + build-dependency on automake1.4. Thanks Daniel Schepler for the + suggestion. (Closes: #380006) + * Modify the version parsing expression in debian/rules so that versions + with '+' in them are possible. (Closes: #359683). + * Modified debian/copyright to list the authors mentioned in the AUTHORS + file. + + -- Margarita Manterola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:22:27 -0300 + gal0.x (0.24-7) unstable; urgency=low * debian/patches/lkstrftime.patch: New file. Fix syntax error in diff -Nru /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control --- /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control 2006-06-06 14:40:47.000000000 -0300 +++ /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control 2006-08-03 11:36:43.000000000 -0300 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Section: devel Priority: optional Maintainer: Thomas Bushnell, BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Build-Depends: flex, libgnome-dev (>= 1.4.2-4), gnome-common, gettext (>> 0.14.5), libxml-dev (>= 1.8.5), libgdk-pixbuf-gnome-dev (>= 0.22.0-9), libgnomeprint-dev (>= 0.37-10), libgnome-vfs-dev (>= 1.0.3), libglade-gnome0-dev (>= 1:0.17-4), debhelper (>> 3.0.0), intltool, libgtkxmhtml-dev, libzvt-dev, dbs, binutils (>= 2.13.90.0.18-1.6) [alpha] +Build-Depends: flex, libgnome-dev (>= 1.4.2-4), gnome-common, gettext (>> 0.14.5), libxml-dev (>= 1.8.5), libgdk-pixbuf-gnome-dev (>= 0.22.0-9), libgnomeprint-dev (>= 0.37-10), libgnome-vfs-dev (>= 1.0.3), libglade-gnome0-dev (>= 1:0.17-4), debhelper (>> 3.0.0), intltool, libgtkxmhtml-dev, libzvt-dev, dbs, binutils (>= 2.13.90.0.18-1.6) [alpha], automake1.4 Standards-Version: 3.5.2.0 Package: libgal-dev diff -Nru /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control.in /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control.in --- /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control.in 2005-10-05 14:35:40.000000000 -0300 +++ /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/control.in 2006-08-03 09:48:12.000000000 -0300 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Section: devel Priority: optional Maintainer: Thomas Bushnell, BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Build-Depends: flex, libgnome-dev (>= 1.4.2-4), gnome-common, gettext (>> 0.14.5), libxml-dev (>= 1.8.5), libgdk-pixbuf-gnome-dev (>= 0.22.0-9), libgnomeprint-dev (>= 0.37-10), libgnome-vfs-dev (>= 1.0.3), libglade-gnome0-dev (>= 1:0.17-4), debhelper (>> 3.0.0), intltool, libgtkxmhtml-dev, libzvt-dev, dbs, binutils (>= 2.13.90.0.18-1.6) [alpha] +Build-Depends: flex, libgnome-dev (>= 1.4.2-4), gnome-common, gettext (>> 0.14.5), libxml-dev (>= 1.8.5), libgdk-pixbuf-gnome-dev (>= 0.22.0-9), libgnomeprint-dev (>= 0.37-10), libgnome-vfs-dev (>= 1.0.3), libglade-gnome0-dev (>= 1:0.17-4), debhelper (>> 3.0.0), intltool, libgtkxmhtml-dev, libzvt-dev, dbs, binutils (>= 2.13.90.0.18-1.6) [alpha], automake1.4 Standards-Version: 3.5.2.0 Package: libgal-dev diff -Nru /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/copyright /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/copyright --- /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/copyright 2005-09-16 23:19:57.000000000 -0300 +++ /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/copyright 2006-08-03 11:00:39.000000000 -0300 @@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ It was downloaded from ftp.gnome.org:/pub/GNOME/unstable/sources/gal/ -Upstream Author(s): see AUTHORS file. +Upstream Authors: + Chris Lahey + Jody Goldberg + Jon K Hellan + JP Rosevar + Miguel de Icaza + Morten Welinder + and the AUTHORS of Evolution and Gnumeric. Copyright: diff -Nru /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/rules /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/rules --- /tmp/aJJHnqbjvs/gal0.x-0.24/debian/rules 2005-09-16 23:19:57.000000000 -0300 +++ /tmp/IPARUXHM4u/gal0.x-0.24/debian/rules 2006-08-03 10:12:07.000000000 -0300 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cfiles := $(shell $(call _echo_cfiles, $(wildcard debian/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.*))) # shared library versions, option 1 -VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep Version | sed -e 's/Version: //g' -e 's/-[A-Za-z0-9\.]*$$//g') +VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | grep Version | sed -e 's/Version: //g' -e 's/-[A-Za-z0-9\.+]*$$//g') # GAL_CURRENT := $(shell grep GAL_CURRENT= configure.in | sed -e 's/GAL_CURRENT=//g' ) # GAL_AGE := $(shell grep GAL_AGE= configure.in | sed -e 's/GAL_AGE=//g' ) # LIBGALSO := $(shell expr ${GAL_CURRENT} - ${GAL_AGE})