On Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 02:09:08PM +0100, Danai SAE-HAN (?????????) wrote: > Hi list
Hi Danai SAE-HAN > > I'm revisiting one of my first Debian packages, "cjk". > In debian/rules I have created a "get-orig-source" target that clones > the upstream GIT repository and rolls it back up to the ISO date that > is found in the Debian package version in debian/changelog (then > converted to UNIX timestamp). > > But a particular line in my old debian/rules doesn't seem to work > anymore, and I can't find why not. I have an ugly hack around it, but > I'm trying to understand why my original code fails. > At the end of the mail you will find the complete code in > debian/rules. Here's a minimal example: > > upstream_version := cjk-4.8.2+git20090105 > unixdate := 1231196400 > > get-orig-source: > git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/cjk.git cjk-$(upstream_version) > cd cjk-$(upstream_version) && git reset --hard $(shell cd > cjk-$(upstream_version) && git rev-list --all -n 1 > --before=$(unixdate)) > > In other words, I clone the GIT repository, and then want to revert it > to a somewhat older version, based on the UNIX timestamp. I open a > subshell to get the hash of the latest GIT commit before the UNIX > timestamp. > > I don't see anything wrong with the line above, but now I just get an > empty string after "--hard". My /bin/sh is linked to `dash'. Could you try linking /bin/sh to /bin/bash again and test your old code again? My guess ist you use a bashism here which in not supported in dash (found myself such a case yesterday). > > The weird thing is that I can make it work with an ugly hack using `xargs': > > cd cjk-$(upstream_version) && echo `git rev-list --all -n 1 > --before=$(unixdate)` | xargs git reset --hard > > > Do you have any idea why the first command doesn't work as I expect? > Your input is most welcome. > > > Here is a more elaborate piece of the code: > > SHELL = /bin/sh > > # Stuff for get-orig-source. > upstream_version := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -ne 's/^Version: > \(.*\)-.*/\1/p') > isodate := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -ne > 's/^Version.*git\(.*\)-.*/\1/p') > unixdate := $(shell date -d $(isodate) +%s) > # Add 24 hours to the Unix time. > unixdate := $(shell expr $(unixdate) + 86400 ) > > > get-orig-source: > # Cleaning > rm -rf cjk-$(upstream_version) > rm -f ../cjk_$(upstream_version).orig.tar.gz > > # Download the latest GIT version and downgrade it to $(isodate). > git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/cjk.git cjk-$(upstream_version) > > # cd cjk-$(upstream_version) && git reset --hard $(shell cd > cjk-$(upstream_version) && git rev-list --all -n 1 > --before=$(unixdate)) > #unixdate = 1231196400 > #hash of GIT commit = 1d3f869e61dc5139d16596075a9e2c4e9a2f503f > # Ugly hack with "xargs" that works. > cd cjk-$(upstream_version) && echo `git rev-list --all -n 1 > --before=$(unixdate)` | xargs git reset --hard > > # Make a pristine package. > # --no-name/-n is important because it won't save the timestamp in the > # 5th to 8th byte of the gzip. > cd cjk-$(upstream_version) && git archive --format=tar > --prefix=cjk-$(upstream_version)/ master | gzip -9 --no-name > > ../../tarballs/cjk_$(upstream_version).orig.tar.gz > > # Clean again, because we use svn-buildpackage afterwards. > rm -rf cjk-$(upstream_version) > > > > BR > > > -- > Danai Kind regards Harald Jenny > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/aanlktikwqnr5vebrfgnnlipsbpd6pco1ugjeq0s-q...@mail.gmail.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101106135717.gb4...@harald-has.a-little-linux-box.at
